LisbonvsTbilisi
💰
Tbilisi saves you $800/month
36% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
Lisbon has 2x faster internet
100 Mbps avg download speed
🌡️
Mediterranean vs Continental climate
Different weather patterns year-round
🛂
Portugal offers a digital nomad visa
Long-stay visa for remote workers
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Lisbon
Tbilisi
Total Budget
$2,200/mo
$1,400/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$800/mo
$750/mo ✓
Coworking
$200/mo
$150/mo ✓
Meal Out
$12
$8 ✓
Coffee
$1.5 ✓
$2.8
Tbilisi is $800/mo cheaper (57% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇵🇹 Lisbon
📶 Internet100 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-1
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West4h
🇺🇸 US East7h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
📶 Internet45 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+3
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East3h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Lisbon
ClimateMediterranean
Avg Temp18°C
Rainy Days83/year
Best months: June, July, August, May
Tbilisi
ClimateContinental
Avg Temp13°C
Rainy Days98/year
Best months: August, June, July
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
13°2°
Apr
17°12°
Jul
23°24°
Oct
20°13°
LisbonTbilisi
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇵🇹Lisbon
🇬🇪Tbilisi
💰
Monthly Budget
$2,200
$1,400
Winner📶
Internet Speed
100 Mbps
Winner45 Mbps
🛡️
Safety
4.3/5
Winner3.6/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.5/10
Winner4.1/10
🍽️
Food Scene
9/10
9/10
🎉
Nightlife
8/10
8/10
🚶
Walkability
9/10
Winner7/10
👥
Community
very large
Winnermedium
5
Lisbon wins
vs
1
Tbilisi wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Tbilisi
$800/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Lisbon
100 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Lisbon
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Lisbon
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇵🇹Lisbon
Pros
- +Beautiful weather year-round
- +Strong digital nomad community
- +Excellent healthcare system
- +Path to EU citizenship (5 years)
Cons
- −Rising cost of living
- −Expensive rent in city center
- −Bureaucracy can be slow
- −High income requirement for D8 visa (€3,480/mo)
🇬🇪Tbilisi
Pros
- +Low cost of living compared with EU capitals while still offering decent infrastructure
- +Generous visa-free regime for many nationalities with stays up to 365 days
- +Strong and growing digital nomad and expat community with active Facebook and meetup groups
- +Plenty of cafés and coworking spaces where laptops are welcome and Wi-Fi is reliable
Cons
- −Fixed broadband speeds are still relatively slow compared with Western Europe and can be inconsistent between buildings
- −Summer can be hot and occasionally humid, with days above 32°C making midday walks uncomfortable
- −Air quality can be mediocre at times due to traffic and valley geography
- −Drivers are aggressive and pedestrian infrastructure is not always ideal
