Cost of Living in Batumi, 🇬🇪 Georgia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 $808 $405 $556 $308 $58

Utilities 25 2 — $52 $67 $43 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $31 $31 $42 $31 $0

Groceries 30 31 12 2 $105 $245 $520 $128 $8

Transportation 5 6 $23 $30 $85 $22 $9

Dining Out 22 24 33 2 $562 $285 $320 $66 $36

Leisure Activities 2 10 11 $77 $117 $657 $60 $12

Health Insurance 14 $63 $48 $200 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $18 $37 — —

Total $1,669 $1,231 $2,484 $658 $125

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 1 $405.00 $308 – $557 per month

Coworking Space 3 4 $188.59 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $808.00 $580 – $920 per month

Coliving Space 2 19 $115.46 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 35 21 $3.16 per cup

Beer 26 2 $1.88 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 35 2 $9.37 per meal

Fast Food Combo 33 21 $8.46 per meal

Apples 30 2 $1.21 per kg

Bread 31 32 $0.56 per loaf

Milk 12 $2.04 per liter

Rice 31 2 $1.60 per kg

Chicken Fillets 31 2 $5.33 per kg

Beef 31 2 $9.56 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 31 2 $5.68 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 2 $29.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 31 2 $0.69 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $0.50 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $0.17 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 $9.97 per month

Gasoline 20 13 $1.66 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $1.14 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $46.19 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.55 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $19.24 per month

Gym Membership 10 $53.88 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 10 $11.54 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $5.77 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $5.77 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 2 $95.10 per pair

Summer Dress 29 2 $38.49 per dress

Running Shoes 29 2 $138.62 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 28 2 $7.95 per visit

Laundry 16 $11.55 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $25.02 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 27 2 $11.64 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 2.5982 GEL on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Tbilisi, Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Yerevan, Baku

Unlim Batumi 2+1 long-term rent $800/mo (2103 ₾/month on page)Listings
Livingcost.org crowdsourced rent, food and utilities (Oct 2026)Index
LendSpace Batumi dedicated desk ₾490/monthOfficial
D Block Batumi flex desk ₾500/monthOfficial
Yandex Go Batumi Economy — min ₾1.30 (4 min + 1.3 km), up to ₾0.45/kmOfficial
Batumi municipal bus fare ₾0.70/rideOfficial
Magti fibre 80 Mbps ₾50/month (30-day)Official
Magti Cocktail 30 — ₾30/monthOfficial
Magti airport tourist SIM ₾15 (15 days)Official
Grand Fitness Batumi 1-month membership ₾140Official
Cavea Grand Mall Batumi tickets from ₾13Secondary
Agrohub Batumi on Glovo — milk 2.5% 1 L promo ₾5.30Listings
Georgia Octane-95 up to GEL 4.32/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO Georgia visa-free stay and insurance rulesOfficial
Batumi Batumi Card buses; Diamond Shine laundry ₾30Secondary
Jet Batumi e-scooter ₾1 start + ₾0.30/minuteSecondary
Batumi private GP visit ₾50–80Secondary
BWP Batumi coworking from ₾300/month (lounge tier)Secondary
Gulf G-Force Premium ₾4.39/litre (2026-10-19)Official
McDonald’s Batumi Glovo — Big Mac McMenu ₾20.95Listings
Robikas Khachapuri — Adjaruli medium ₾15.20Listings
Adjika Batumi bakery — bread ₾4, Adjaruli ₾16–17Shop
Rustaveli Batumi Wolt — khinkali ₾15, Adjaruli ₾21Listings
EP Georgia Supply household electricity ₾19.73–28.23/kWh incl. VATOfficial
SPAR Batumi Glovo — Harp lager 2.5 L ₾6.49 promoListings
PSP Batumi Wolt — Theraflu Forte 20 tabs ₾6Shop
IlyaKaya Batumi — men’s clipper cut ₾40Listings
UniTrading Levi's 501 from ₾243; footwear from ₾147Shop
Goodwill Batumi Wolt produce — Golden apple ₾5.45/kgListings
Goodwill Batumi Wolt — chicken fillet ₾19.95/kg, beef ₾39.45/kg, water 1.5 L ₾2.15Listings
Batumi supermarket survey — SPAR bread 530 g ₾1.25 (Oct 2023)Secondary
McDonald’s Grand Mall Wolt — Big Mac McMenu ₾20.95Listings
McDonald’s Batumi menu — coffee from ₾4.95 (Sep 2026 Glovo)Secondary
Batumi Adjaruli khachapuri ~₾15–20 in neighbourhood cafés (2026)Secondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1029.88 808
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 606.89 405
- Apples 1.4 1.21
- Beef 10.3 9.56
- Beer 2.57 1.88
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- Bread 0.55 0.56
- Chicken Fillets 6.8 5.33
- Cinema Ticket 6.62 5.77
- Coffee 3.13 3.16
- Coliving Space 441.38 115.46
- Coworking Space 165.52 188.59
- Dining Out local 80.92, nomad 533.33, expat 239.08, family 404.6, tourist 31.26 local 66, nomad 562, expat 285, family 320, tourist 36
- Doctor Visit (GP) 31.26 25.02
- Fast Food Combo 8.09 8.46
- Gasoline 1.16 1.66
- Groceries local 202.3, nomad 117.7, expat 275.86, family 588.5, tourist 5.52 local 128, nomad 105, expat 245, family 520, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 51.49 53.88
- Haircut 14.71 7.95
- Health Insurance local 16.55, nomad 68.05, expat 33.1, family 117.7, tourist 2.21 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 48, family 200, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 312.64, nomad 643.68, expat 441.38, family 809.19, tourist 47.82 local 308, nomad 808, expat 405, family 556, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 16.55, nomad 40.46, expat 23.91, family 51.49, tourist 1.84 local 30.79, family 42.34, tourist 0.38
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 20.23 19.24
- Jeans 66.21 95.1
- Laundry 5.52 11.55
- Leisure Activities local 36.78, nomad 165.52, expat 128.74, family 294.25, tourist 14.71 local 59.65, nomad 76.96, expat 117.35, family 657, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.2 9.37
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 36.78 29.9
- Milk 1.91 2.04
- Mobile Plan 12.87 11.55
- Monthly Transport Pass 11.03 9.97
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.09 11.64
- Rice 1.66 1.6
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.49 1.14
- Running Shoes 106.67 138.62
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.36 5.77
- Scooter Rental 9.2 46.19
- Summer Dress 40.46 38.49
- Taxi Start 1.1 0.5
- Taxi per km 0.44 0.17
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.55 11.54
- Transportation local 14.71, nomad 66.21, expat 44.14, family 165.52, tourist 9.2 local 22, nomad 23, expat 30, family 85, tourist 8.5
- Utilities local 58.85, nomad 80.92, expat 73.56, family 128.74, tourist 0 local 42.9, nomad 0, expat 52, family 66.7, tourist 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.59 0.69
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.2 5.68
Apartment (1 bedroom), Beer, Chicken Fillets, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Jeans, Running Shoes, Utilities, Dining Out, Health Insurance, Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, and Laundry moved vs generated baseline to researched operator, shop and listing prices (unlim.ge, glovoapp.com, wolt.com, gulf.ge, unitrading.ge, epgeorgiasupply.ge, glovoapp.com, magticom.ge, en.wikivoyage.org).

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