City comparison
Cost of living in Tbilisi vs Buenos Aires
One person needs about €884 a month in Tbilisi and €936 in Buenos Aires, rent included — Tbilisi is 6% 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 Buenos Aires the way you live in Tbilisi on €3,000, you need
€3,176/ month net
6% more than today (+€176)
- Tbilisi today
- Basket €884 · left over €2,116 (71%)
- Buenos Aires at the matched salary
- Basket €936 · left over €2,240 (71%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 150% over in Buenos Aires (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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Very cheap in hard currency, with prices that move week to week.
Monthly budget: €936
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Tbilisi or Buenos Aires?
On salary, Tbilisi pays more for tech roles (€1,500 versus €1,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Tbilisi at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €520 in Tbilisi against €550 in Buenos Aires. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Tbilisi at 72 and Buenos Aires at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.