Monthly rent, unfurnished 2-br luxury apartment: $1,000
Lunch for one at a nice restaurant: $39.41
One liter of gas, unleaded 95 octane: $1.21
Beer, local brand: $0.73
Cup of coffee, including service: $3.94

Tbilisi, Georgia's capital and largest city, is home to 50 percent of the county's businesses, according to the city. The international corporate presence includes PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, and Pepsico (PEP), via the bottler JSC Iberia Refreshments. Major industries include construction, real estate, finance, transportation, communications, and tourism. Income in Georgia remains low: Average monthly household income was GEL651.2 (about $390) in 2010, according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia.