City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 34% 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 Split on €3,000, you need
€1,984/ month net
34% less than today (-€1,016)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €1,100 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 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 Split or Tbilisi?
On salary, Split pays more for tech roles (€1,900 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: €780 in Split against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.