City comparison
Cost of living in Tbilisi vs Lisbon
One person needs about €884 a month in Tbilisi and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Tbilisi is 112% cheaper overall.
🇬🇪 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
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Visa-friendly and well connected, but local salaries lag far behind expat-driven rents.
Monthly budget: €1,874
Sources: Statistics Portugal (INE) + Eurostat, HICP & house-rent statistics (2025) · 331 community reports
Should you move to Tbilisi or Lisbon?
On salary, Lisbon pays more for tech roles (€2,400 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: €520 in Tbilisi against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Tbilisi at 72 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.