Moscow vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$542
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$540
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.12M

The cost of living in Moscow is 6% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5167th and 4788th ($1021 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Georgia, respectively. Check Russia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 1608th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$6292

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553