Sydney vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$2453
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	60
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	5.45M	1.12M

The cost of living in Sydney is 177% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 348th and 5462nd ($2844 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Georgia, respectively. Check Australia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 2nd and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tbilisi

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	Sydney	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$4901

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$740
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$655
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$698
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$612
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$728
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$853
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$730
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$746
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$841
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1057
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1033
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$488
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1148
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$706
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$559
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1046
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$667
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$615
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$562
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$752
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$631
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$634
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$842
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$631
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$562
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$840
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$560
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$959
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$565
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$953
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$802
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$445
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$673
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$489
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$568
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$643