Tiny Example for the price-rally in Tbilisi

Today I wrote my first snail-nail postcards since 1995. I found some wonderful cards with motifs of Svaneti and the Sno-Valley and thought, oh, lets surprise my friends in Berlin...

Six postcards cost 50 tetri each plus 2.50 Lari porto to Germany. 18 Lari to send a couple of nice words on six cards to Germany.... A teacher gets maybe a salary of 120 Lari/month and writes 40

Use the 18 Lari porto for 8 days ADSL-Internet access ;-)

Prices in Tbilisi, roughly, January 2007

(100 Euro=220Lari) or (1 Lari= 45 Cent)
(100 USD=171 Lari) or (1 Lari= 58 Cent)

1 Liter Diesel fuel = 1,50 Lari
Haircut Men = 4 Lari
1 Bread = 0,50 Lari
1 Cup of Coffee in a Cafe= 1 Lari - 2,50 Lari
1 Beer= 1 Lari (Shop) or 3-4 Lari (Restaurant)
A good meal in a Restaurant with different courses ca. 25-30 Lari
1 Pair good shoes = 100-150 Lari
1 Pair Jeans Levis= 90 Lari
1 Pullover from the Basar= 25 Lari
1 BigMäc Mc Donalds = 6 Lari
1 Bottle of Quality wine 8-12 Lari
1 Liter open Wine ca 2 Lari
Taxi in Tbilisi 5-15 Lari
Gas-Bill Heating ca. 100 Lari/month (Winter)
Electricity ca. 60 Lari/month
Cell-phone without contract 75 Lari - 800 Lari
Adsl-Internet-connection ca. 70 Lari/Month
Train Ticket Tbilisi to Batumi ca. 20 Lari
Mercedes Benz 230 prod. 1995 ca. 5500 USD

But

Hotel 3*** ca. 60-70 USD
Rent Tbilissi 1-room apt. ca. 200 USD
3-room apt. ca. 400 - 600 USD
5-room apt. ca. 700-800 USD

To buy an apt. (4-rooms) in Tbilisi ca. 40.000 bis 80.000 USD, varies depending on location and details

Do you have different experiences, please comment