City comparison
Cost of living in Porto vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €1,526 a month in Porto and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 42% 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 Porto on €3,000, you need
€1,738/ month net
42% less than today (-€1,262)
- Porto today
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,474 (49%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €854 (49%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 138% in Porto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇹 Porto
Lisbon's cheaper twin: same coast, same fibre, noticeably lower rent.
Monthly budget: €1,526
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 Porto or Tbilisi?
On salary, Porto pays more for tech roles (€2,100 versus €1,500 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Tbilisi at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,000 in Porto against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Porto at 82 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.