City comparison
Cost of living in Warsaw vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €1,422 a month in Warsaw and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Tbilisi is 38% 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 Warsaw on €3,000, you need
€1,865/ month net
38% less than today (-€1,135)
- Warsaw today
- Basket €1,422 · left over €1,578 (53%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €981 (53%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 218% in Warsaw. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇱 Warsaw
The best pay-to-cost ratio in the EU for engineers right now.
Monthly budget: €1,422
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 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 Warsaw or Tbilisi?
On salary, Warsaw pays more for tech roles (€3,100 versus €1,500 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,678 in Warsaw at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €900 in Warsaw against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Warsaw at 80 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.