Cost of Living in Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 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 2 3 22 $693 $520 $908 $385 $72

Utilities 1 21 — $69 $83 $54 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 21 $12 $40 $58 $40 $1

Groceries 15 1 $118 $298 $655 $172 $6

Transportation 4 10 12 $93 $44 $198 $18 $12

Dining Out 1 17 $788 $283 $418 $74 $38

Leisure Activities 19 18 13 25 $173 $137 $4,200 $82 $17

Health Insurance 9 14 $68 $42 $168 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 — $12 $25 — —

Total $1,945 $1,445 $6,713 $825 $148

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 22 $457.00 $349 – $635 per month

Coworking Space 8 $157.80 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 22 $693.00 $413 – $900 per month

Coliving Space 23 24 $346.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $3.41 per cup

Beer 28 $2.81 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 17 $10.50 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $7.47 per meal

Apples 26 $1.25 per kg

Bread 15 $0.50 per loaf

Milk 15 16 $1.84 per liter

Rice 15 $1.21 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $6.12 per kg

Beef 27 $11.12 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 29 $8.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31 29 $34.64 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 11 $0.89 per trip

Taxi per km 10 11 $0.38 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $15.39 per month

Gasoline 30 5 $1.69 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 10 $4.64 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $37.52 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.55 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 21 $28.86 per month

Gym Membership 19 $75.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $11.54 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $5.77 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $6.93 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 34 35 $93.53 per pair

Summer Dress 34 $30.02 per dress

Running Shoes 34 $56.58 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 32 $11.55 per visit

Laundry 23 $8.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $50.03 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 35 $6.90 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 Yerevan, Baku, Hanoi, Batumi, Buenos Aires

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1177.01 693
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 643.68 457
- Apples 1.4 1.25
- Beef 11.77 11.12
- Beer 2.57 2.81
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- Bread 0.59 0.5
- Chicken Fillets 7.17 6.12
- Cinema Ticket 8.09 6.93
- Coffee 3.49 3.41
- Coliving Space 772.41 346
- Coworking Space 165.52 157.8
- Dining Out local 80.92, nomad 680.46, expat 275.86, family 441.38, tourist 40.46 local 74, nomad 788, expat 283, family 418, tourist 38
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.43 50.03
- Fast Food Combo 8.09 7.47
- Gasoline 1.27 1.69
- Groceries local 202.3, nomad 128.74, expat 312.64, family 680.46, tourist 5.52 local 172, nomad 118, expat 298, family 655, tourist 5.5
- Gym Membership 58.85 75.05
- Haircut 14.71 11.55
- Health Insurance local 16.55, nomad 77.24, expat 31.26, family 102.99, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 68.04, expat 42, family 168, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 349.42, nomad 882.76, expat 643.68, family 1177.01, tourist 66.21 local 385, nomad 693, expat 520, family 908, tourist 72
- Internet & Mobile local 16.55, nomad 40.46, expat 23.91, family 51.49, tourist 1.84 local 40.41, nomad 11.55, family 57.86, tourist 0.55
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 20.23 28.86
- Jeans 68.05 93.53
- Laundry 7.36 8
- Leisure Activities local 36.78, nomad 165.52, expat 128.74, family 294.25, tourist 16.55 local 81.98, nomad 173, expat 137, family 4200, tourist 17
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.03 10.5
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.46 34.64
- Milk 1.91 1.84
- Mobile Plan 12.87 11.55
- Monthly Transport Pass 14.71 15.39
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.62 6.9
- Rice 2.02 1.21
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.49 4.64
- Running Shoes 106.67 56.58
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.03 5.77
- Scooter Rental 9.2 37.52
- Summer Dress 44.14 30.02
- Taxi Start 1.29 0.89
- Taxi per km 0.44 0.38
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.55 11.54
- Transportation local 14.71, nomad 102.99, expat 44.14, family 220.69, tourist 12.87 local 18, nomad 93, expat 44, family 198, tourist 12
- Utilities local 66.21, nomad 91.95, expat 80.92, family 165.52, tourist 0 local 53.8, nomad 0, expat 69, family 82.5, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 18.39, family 36.78 local 0, expat 12, family 25
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.66 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.2 8.45
Coffee, Beer, Apples, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Gasoline, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Haircut, and Pharmacy (basic meds) repriced from Glovo McCafé, Carrefour Wolt, Yandex Go, Gulf, Barbarestan, OldBoy, UniTrading, and PSP listings (glovoapp.com, wolt.com, wolt.com, wolt.com, wolt.com, taxi.yandex.com.ge, gulf.ge, restaurantsforkings.com, eu.oldboybarbershop.com, unitrading.ge, psp.ge)

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