Tbilisi, Georgia, differentiates itself with low living costs. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, business freedom and safety.
Tbilisi is one of the top ten city matches for 4.6% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $550.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $420.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.95 |
| Small apartment | $300.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $2.80 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $1.80 |
| A beer | $0.92 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $1.00 |
| Bread | $0.22 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.98 |
| Lunch | $6.80 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $47.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $14.00 |
| Movie ticket | $5.20 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $27.65 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 9 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.13 |
| Meetups groups | 12 |
| Meetups members | 3777 |
| Number of investors | 2 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 3 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 5 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.32 |
| Startup events | 34 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.51 |
| Startups [score] | 0.43 |
| Total number of startups | 26 |
Venture CapitalTravel Connectivity| Airport hub | 24 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.18 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.27 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Georgia/Tbilisi |
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| Traffic handling [score] | 0.74 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 86.50 |
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| Business freedom [score] | 0.90 |
| Freedom from corruption | 52.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.48 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 75.70 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.72 |
| Time to open a business | 3.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.98 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.94 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 7 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.96 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.96 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.55 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 74.37 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.46 |
Education| PISA math ranking (high school) | 45 |
|---|---|
| PISA ranking | 50 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.17 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 46 |
| PISA science (high school) | 47 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.18 |
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| Cleanliness [score] | 0.35 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.59 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.15 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 2.39 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | GEL |
| GDP growth rate | 0.05 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.71 |
| GDP per capita | $7653.03 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.14 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 1.00 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.61 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.16 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 270 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.18 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 15.49 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.29 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.53 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 12.95 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 58 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.63 |
| Cinemas | 22 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.36 |
| Comedy clubs | 14 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.52 |
| Concert venues | 38 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.38 |
| Historical sites | 33 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.62 |
| Museums | 36 |
| Museums [score] | 0.37 |
| Performing art venues | 50 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.43 |
| Sport venues | 20 |
| Sports [score] | 0.40 |
| Zoos | 2 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.64 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 80.63 |
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| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.82 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, surgery not required |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Not legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.82 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.49 |
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| Median peak in meters | 1564.50 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 427.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.61 |
Costs of living in Tbilisi are in the least expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Tbilisi will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $47 |
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 Movie ticket | $5 |
 Broadband internet connection | $13 |
 Monthly public transport | $14 |
 Lunch | $7 |
Software Engineer salaries in Tbilisi are very low. For this job type, Tbilisi ranks 260th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Tbilisi.
The overall crime rate puts Tbilisi in position 20 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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12.7Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისი) is the capital city of the country of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mtkvari river. The city covers an area of 726 km² (280.3 square miles) and has a population of approximately 1,345,000.
Tbilisi lies in the centre of eastern Georgia, in the foothills of the Trialeti mountain range. According to Georgian legends, it was founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali who, while hunting, shot a pheasant which fell into a warm spring and was either boiled or healed. Either way, the king was inspired to found a city on the site, and the name of the city derives from the Georgian word tbili meaning "warm". Although the city has been destroyed and rebuilt some 29 times, the layout of the Old Town is largely intact with narrow alleys and big crooked houses built around courtyards.
Tbilisi experiences relatively cold winters and hot summers. Because the city is bounded on most sides by mountain ranges, the close proximity to large bodies of water (Black and Caspian Seas) and the fact that the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range (further to the north) blocks the intrusion of cold air masses from Russia, Tbilisi has a relatively mild micro-climate compared to other cities that possess a similar continental climate along the same latitudes. - The average annual temperature in Tbilisi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 0.9 °C (33.6 °F). July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The absolute minimum recorded temperature is −24 °C (−11 °F) and the absolute maximum is 40 °C (104 °F). Average annual precipitation is 568 mm (22.4 in). May and June are the wettest months (averaging 84 mm (3.3 in) of precipitation each) while January is the driest (averaging 20 mm (0.8 in) of precipitation). Snow falls on average 15–25 days per year. The surrounding mountains often trap the clouds within and around the city, mainly during the Spring and Autumn months, resulting in prolonged rainy and/or cloudy weather. Northwesterly winds dominate in most parts of Tbilisi throughout the year. Southeasterly winds are common as well.
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