City comparison
Cost of living in Madrid vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €1,909 a month in Madrid and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 54% 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 Madrid on €3,000, you need
€1,389/ month net
54% less than today (-€1,611)
- Madrid today
- Basket €1,909 · left over €1,091 (36%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €505 (36%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 157% in Madrid. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇪🇸 Madrid
Spain's highest local salaries and endless nightlife, with rents climbing fast in the centre.
Monthly budget: €1,909
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 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 Madrid or Tbilisi?
On salary, Madrid pays more for tech roles (€3,000 versus €1,500 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,091 in Madrid at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,300 in Madrid against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Madrid at 80 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.