City comparison
Cost of living in Medellín vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €968 a month in Medellín and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 9% 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 Medellín on €3,000, you need
€2,740/ month net
9% less than today (-€260)
- Medellín today
- Basket €968 · left over €2,032 (68%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €1,856 (68%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 134% in Medellín. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇴 Medellín
Spring weather year-round and the cheapest nomad hub in the Americas.
Monthly budget: €968
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 Medellín or Tbilisi?
On salary, Tbilisi pays more for tech roles (€1,500 versus €1,300 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Tbilisi at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €600 in Medellín against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Medellín at 76 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.