City comparison
Cost of living in Tbilisi vs Barcelona
One person needs about €884 a month in Tbilisi and €2,105 in Barcelona, rent included — Tbilisi is 138% 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 Barcelona the way you live in Tbilisi on €3,000, you need
€7,144/ month net
138% more than today (+€4,144)
- Tbilisi today
- Basket €884 · left over €2,116 (71%)
- Barcelona at the matched salary
- Basket €2,105 · left over €5,039 (71%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 133% over in Barcelona (adequate) vs 170% in Tbilisi. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇬🇪 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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
Beach-and-metro city with the deepest startup scene in southern Europe — and rents that now reflect it.
Monthly budget: €2,105
Sources: INE Spain + Eurostat, HICP & Encuesta de arrendamientos (2025) · 412 community reports
Should you move to Tbilisi or Barcelona?
On salary, Barcelona pays more for tech roles (€2,800 versus €1,500 a month), so the money left over after costs is €695 in Barcelona at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €520 in Tbilisi against €1,450 in Barcelona. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Tbilisi at 72 and Barcelona at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.