City comparison
Cost of living in Tbilisi vs Medellín
One person needs about €884 a month in Tbilisi and €968 in Medellín, rent included — Tbilisi is 10% 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 Medellín the way you live in Tbilisi on €3,000, you need
€3,285/ month net
10% more than today (+€285)
- Tbilisi today
- Basket €884 · left over €2,116 (71%)
- Medellín at the matched salary
- Basket €968 · left over €2,317 (71%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 134% over in Medellín (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
🇨🇴 Medellín
Spring weather year-round and the cheapest nomad hub in the Americas.
Monthly budget: €968
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Tbilisi or Medellín?
On salary, Tbilisi pays more for tech roles (€1,500 versus €1,300 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 €600 in Medellín. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Tbilisi at 72 and Medellín at 76 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.