City comparison
Cost of living in Berlin vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €2,258 a month in Berlin and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 61% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Tbilisi the way you live in Berlin on €3,000, you need
€1,174/ month net
61% less than today (-€1,826)
- Berlin today
- Basket €2,258 · left over €742 (25%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €290 (25%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 204% in Berlin. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇩🇪 Berlin
Highest tech salaries on this list, offset by heating bills and a brutal rental market.
Monthly budget: €2,258
Sources: Destatis + Eurostat, HICP & Mietspiegel (2025) · 377 community reports
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
One-year visa-free stays and the lowest cost base of any city we track in the region.
Monthly budget: €884
Sources: Geostat, CPI & average wages survey (2025) · 143 community reports
Should you move to Berlin or Tbilisi?
On salary, Berlin pays more for tech roles (€4,600 versus €1,500 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,342 in Berlin at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,500 in Berlin against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Berlin at 76 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.