Side by side

Boise vs Tbilisi

It's a close call — 3–3 on the 8 core metrics we track. Detail below.

Metric

Boise

Tbilisi

Cost of living

B vs A: -53%

30✓

Rent · 1BR center

B vs A: -59%

$1,350

$550✓

Effective tax (remote)

B vs A: -96%

24%

1%✓

Healthcare

B vs A: -15%

68✓

Safety

B vs A: ≈ same

Internet

B vs A: -75%

200✓

Climate

B vs A: ≈ same

Freedom

B vs A: -33%

86✓

Denver-adjacent vibe — outdoors, walkable downtown, growing tech scene — at meaningfully lower rent and tax burden.

1-year visa-free stay for US citizens, dirt-cheap rent, and a small but growing remote-work scene at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.