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• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Construction costs approx. $60,000 GYD per sq ft (Total approx. $25,000 USD for basic… ⁠The July 2025 housing drive at the Regional Housing Office in Anna Regina allocated…

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City guide Tbilisi

• Local Brewery Black Dog Shop, Naturale Craft Beer ⁠Agara Brewery Beer Bar, 85 Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, sells its own draft beer and is on Wolt.
• Local Heritage Qvevri Wine-making (UNESCO heritage), Polyphonic Singing ⁠Qvevri wine-making, buried clay jars, was inscribed by UNESCO in 2013. Georgian polyphonic…
• Local Markets Dry Bridge Market (Antiques/Flea market) ⁠Dry Bridge flea market, on the river embankment by the Dry Bridge, for antiques and Soviet…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Tbilisi Central Railway Station (Station Square) ⁠Tbilisi Central Railway Station, on Station Square, with its own metro stop. Georgian…
• Museums & Art Venues Georgian National Museum (Rustaveli), MoMA Tbilisi ⁠Georgian National Museum (Simon Janashia Museum) on Rustaveli Avenue, closed Mondays…
• Music Scene Movement Theatre (Jazz/Eclectic), Bassiani (World-renowned techno) ⁠Bassiani, under Dinamo Arena, for techno. Kala, 8/10 Erekle II Street, has live jazz most…
• Must-See Landmarks Narikala Fortress, Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sameba), Bridge of Peace ⁠Narikala ridge, the Rike cable car (₾2.50 one way on a Metromoney card) and Sameba…
• National Parks Nearby Tbilisi National Park (20 mins), Sabaduri Forest ⁠Tbilisi National Park, on the Saguramo Range north of the city in Mtskheta Municipality…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Turtle Lake (Kus Tba), Lisi Lake, Vake Park ⁠Turtle Lake, about an hour on foot from Saburtalo or a short taxi, and the larger Lisi…
• Networking Events Tbilisi Digital Nomads Facebook Group, Startup Grind Tbilisi ⁠Impact Hub Tbilisi membership includes member-only events and 10% off other events. Buy…
• Parcel Delivery Service USA2Georgia (For US shopping), DHL, Georgian Post ⁠Georgian Post. The call centre is +995 32 224 09 09, weekdays 09:30-18:30 and Saturday…
• Popular International Cuisine Strada (American/Fusion), Thai Curry (Asian) ⁠Strada, 5 Kote Marjanishvili Street, mixes Asian and American plates. Baan Thai, 4…
• Population 1.2 Million ⁠1,369,400 on 1 January 2026 (Geostat), from the 2024 census plus 2025 births, deaths and…
• Power 220V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F Euro-style sockets ⁠220 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax Max 1% of property value (often 0% for low-income individuals) ⁠From 1 October 2026 a family whose prior-year income was up to ₾100,000 is exempt from…
• Property Transaction Tax 0% (Registration fees apply, approx. $50-$200) ⁠No transfer tax and no stamp tax. Registering a change of ownership at the National Agency…
• Public Transport Passes Metromoney Card; 1 GEL per ride (Bus/Metro/Marshrutka) ⁠Tbilisi Transport Company: ₾1 covers 90 minutes on metro, bus, municipal minibus and the…
• Regional Travel Stadler High-speed train to Batumi (~35 GEL); Marshrutkas (Minibuses) to Kazbegi/Sighnaghi ⁠Georgian Railway Stadler trains to Batumi take about 4 hours (about 08:05 and 17:10 when…
• Religious Sites Sioni Cathedral, Anchiskhati Basilica ⁠Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Avlabari, Sioni Cathedral on Sioni Street, and…
• SIM Card Magti (Best coverage), Silknet, Cellfie; ~15 GEL ($5.60) for 10GB ⁠At the airport Magti sells 15-day tourist packs on a passport: ₾15 for 5,000 MB, or ₾30…
• Scenic Viewpoints Mtatsminda Funicular top station, Narikala Ridge ⁠The Narikala ridge and Mother of Georgia statue, reached by the Rike cable car (₾2.50 one…
• Short Term Rentals Airbnb, Booking.com; $600-$1,200/mo for central apartments ⁠A 2026 hostel guide puts a dorm at about ₾25 to ₾40 a night, a Fabrika 12-bed dorm at…
• Social Events for Expats Expats in Tbilisi Meetups, Language Exchange at Generator 9.8 ⁠The Fabrika courtyard at 8 Egnate Ninoshvili Street is free to walk into and fills with…
• Street Art Fabrika Courtyard, Underground passages near Vake Park ⁠The arch into Fabrika at 8 Egnate Ninoshvili Street is covered in street art, and the…
• Street Food Stalls Gunda (Artisanal Khachapuri), Local Lobiani stalls ⁠Khachapuri and lobiani stalls are on streets across the centre. Tbilisoba 2026 put a…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. $1,800 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = $72,000) ⁠TBC Capital March 2026 asking price in Vake was USD 2,276 per m², about ₾5,914 at ₾2.5982…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. $1,100 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = $44,000) ⁠TBC Capital March 2026 asking price in Didi Dighomi was USD 1,127 per m², about ₾2,928 at…
• Table Tennis Spots Fabrika Courtyard, Lisi Lake ⁠none
• Tap Water Drinkable (mountain-sourced), but many prefer filtered or bottled ⁠Wikivoyage says tap water is generally safe and that you should ask the host if they drink…
• Tax System Territorial/Resident-based; highly attractive for remote workers ⁠Territorial for individuals: residents are exempt from tax on income that has no Georgian…
• Tech Repair Services iPhone Service.ge (Vake), Apple City ⁠none
• Theater Venues Rustaveli Theatre, Gabriadze Marionette Theatre ⁠Rustaveli National Theatre, 17 Rustaveli Avenue, and Gabriadze Marionette Theatre, 13…
• Top International Airline Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa ⁠Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa are all on the Tbilisi Airport…
• Top Regional Airline Georgian Airways ⁠Georgian Airways (A9), on the Tbilisi Airport airline list, with a Tbilisi reservations…
• VAT 18% ⁠18% standard rate. A business registers once taxable turnover passes ₾100,000 in any 12…
• Vegan/Vegetarian Options Mama Terra, Kiwi Vegan Cafe, Shushabandi ⁠Kiwi Vegan Cafe, 6 Ivane Machabeli Street in the Old Town. Cafe Leila, 18 Ioane Shavteli…
• Wine Bars 8000 Vintages (Multiple locations), Vino Underground (Sololaki) ⁠8000 Vintages on Tabukashvili is a wine shop and bar on Wolt. Wine Factory N1, 1 Vasil…
• Yoga & Wellness Centers Lumos Yoga Studio (Vake), Yoga Cave (Vera); ~25 GEL/class ⁠Tbili.Yoga teaches small-group Ashtanga, Iyengar, Hatha and Kundalini. The homepage does…

Power reworded to the prep's 220 V, Type C and F, without an emoji. The voltage and plug types are unchanged (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)).