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Cost of Living in Tbilisi
Summary about cost of living in Tbilisi:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,338.21$ (3,545.39GEL) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 380.67$ (1,008.54GEL) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 403th out of 444 cities in the world.
- Tbilisi has a cost of living index of 28.73.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 GEL | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 50.00 GEL | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 12.00 GEL | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 2.50 GEL | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.00 GEL | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 3.99 GEL | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.14 GEL | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 0.47 GEL | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 11.67 GEL | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.78 GEL | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.08 GEL | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.44 GEL | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.26 GEL | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.98 GEL | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 6.56 GEL | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.08 GEL | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.56 GEL | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 1.40 GEL | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.02 GEL | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.53 GEL | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.53 GEL | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.09 GEL | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.99 GEL | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.00 GEL | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.13 GEL | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.11 GEL | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 4.50 GEL | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 0.50 GEL | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 30.00 GEL | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 GEL | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 0.80 GEL | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 GEL | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 9.07 GEL | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 30,000.00 GEL | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 35,649.09 GEL | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 153.98 GEL | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.24 GEL | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 41.91 GEL | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 95.50 GEL | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 26.58 GEL | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 14.00 GEL | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 274.00 GEL | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 6,160.00 GEL | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 133.25 GEL | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 74.32 GEL | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 196.56 GEL | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 215.81 GEL | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 763.97 GEL | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 478.81 GEL | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,561.24 GEL | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 918.59 GEL | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 244.60 GEL | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 139.95 GEL | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 804.08 GEL | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.97 |
Prices in Tbilisi
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Last update: December 2018
Last update: December 2018
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84 Comments so far
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About Transport:
Taxi drivers are not controlled by government so many of them will try to take unreasonable money for service so advice is to use apps like Taxify or Yandex Taxi.
About safety:
Tourist places are safe and well controlled.
In regions people may be homofobic so any homosexual like behavior could provocate them.
If you are muslim or other religion nothing to worry about.
There are racists as in every country but in general people are nice.
About prices:
Products at supermarkets are cheaper than in other european countries. Restaurants at touristical places arent cheap.
Apartments in Tbilisi and Batumi is not cheap, im anothet cities prices are low.
About Places:
There are many good cafes, bars and restaurants.
Also recommended night clubs are: Bassiani, Khidi, Mtkvarze, Caffe Gallery. I recommend to avoid small and unknown night clubs as i heard tourists had been scammed.
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4. Age: One Year, One Month
5. Leasing Price: 6% of Face Value plus 2% commission fees to brokers,while sales price 32%+2%.
6. Delivery: Bank to Bank swift.
7. Payment: MT-103 or MT760
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When we were walking in the streets, Georgian men carrying the Georgian flag were following us and we ran, then they chased us into a small crowd, and we luckily never saw them again.
There was another incident in restaurant when we ordered food, the waitress was rude and threw the food on the table, and gave us very nasty looks.
Georgians spit on the street and pee everywhere, and swear so much. Tbilisi Georgia is the most dangerous country I have been.
On the internet you will read Georgians say tourists are "guests from god", but they lie and treat tourists bad. They say want Georgia to be part of the EU, but it will never happen.
We have british council and american school which both have accreditation by the ministry and the tuition fee for international student are above 10k$ as i know.
I`m pretty shock.....is this Item true??
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child = 8,023.08 GEL
if anybody have a experience about this item please help
thank you
I am left wondering what health service is like?
Do say something?
What is GEL?
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The roads are also filthy and have human faeces/ poop along the road. We saw people pooping just on the pavement next to an open plot of land!! This is common among Georgian locals to poop in public actually because in Georgia (Tbilisi) they don't have public toilets! Georgian women and men do this. It's common to smell pee and see traces of urine streaming off the pavements.
If you're a female tourist, have a friend with you as the Georgian men are known for sexually assaulting (and in a recent case also raping) female tourists. The UK embassy has warned their citizens against Georgian local men who target foreign girls. So be prepared and protect yourself.
Also, male tourists should be careful of the local Georgian woman prostitutes who stand on many streets in Tbilisi. Yes, they are cheap- roughly $30-but be careful because they can infect you as they do not use condoms. Don't be fooled by the cheap price, Georgia is an impoverished country, and healthcare is very poor, so you can and will get infected by the Georgian girls/ prostitutes.
I'm a Brit, and an English speaker.
If you're a tourist, the locals and local stores will overcharge you. That's right- don't rely on receipts, because they seldom give you one, and when they do, they will ignore you when you point out that they have short-changed you. Thieves! Happens over and over again. And they laugh while they at it.
Case in point: I was at a SPAR (supermarket) and a Subway store, and both times they overcharged me by $9 and $7 by each place respectively! You can't tell them that they gave the wrong change, they just ignore you, and say stuff in their language referring to the customer as "Touristi" but in a derogatory manner. Both cases, the actual amount I paid was over double the prices listed in the store. Literally overcharged me by an amount well above the actual meal! Bloody Gypsies! In fact I got charged much more than I would in the UK!! This is what happens when you carry their "big" notes 100GEL or 50GEL... they just take it all, and hand you cents as change.
Make sure that to prevent overcharging, carry very very small denominations of their currency with you to pay with, such as 1GEL, 2GEL, 5GEL, 10GEL, or just your credit card from your home country and pay- saved me stacks! Completely skip stores that do not allow card payments-typically thieving.
Word of advice to tourists: pretend to be a mute (dumb)- that way they won't know that you're French or American or English... because prices just go up and up. Wanna buy something? Simply point at the item you wish to purchase, and nod or make hand gestures... works like a charm.
Georgian culture is based on thieving and pretending to be friendly to gain financially from Tourists that they do not like at all.
Gypsy fools. Avoid this country.
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I am rafiqulislam.i live in abudhabi UAE.i want to go Georgia Tbilisi to find job, I am chefs in Arabic food restaurant in abudhabi UAE. Can anyone advice me who is living in Georgia?
Why I'm coming back? Because I'm in love with people, and the country. Very cheap cost of living.
A lot of nice places to visit and very safe.
Well, wherever you go always Safety First, be vigilant.
I've admitted to the university in Tbilisi. I just would like to know, whether with USD 70 (scholarship) can a student live there, including utilities, and excluding house rent costs?
I also would like to know the names of the cheapest but in normal condition restaurants there
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I am a resident of Qatar with a Philippine passport, I am planning of
establishing a Foundation in the Republic of Georgia with the purpose of spreading
awareness relating to workers safety or Occupational Safety and Health
In my little information, Georgia Republic still doesn't have enough laws
and regulations in connection with the protection of workers against
injury/s in the workplace though it embraces the International Labor
Organizations framework.
It is in this line that i wanted to go there and find people who share the
same humane concern and establish a foundation to promote awareness by way
of conducting Free Lectures on schools and some business establishments
I hope this would find more meaning in our life by helping others free of
injury or from fatal accident thus saving families and children
If we share the same purpose in life, please send response so we can plan
together
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people in need
I would like to come Georgia on tourist visa first and if possible, to do some business/trading etc.. there in the future. I am an Indian and presently living in Saudi
If any one can provide me some primary feedbacks of official visa formalities for doing business/trading (legal formalities) minimum required investment for small scale business/trading, expected average returns, pleae update me to my email: mkodan2@gmail.com
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The only thing I do not appreciate is the child beggars on the street who really spoil your mood as they might pull your water bottles (If you give to one all of them surround you). Otherwise, people are nice and friendly and appreciate if you tip them and the hotel staffs are very cooperative. Language is a bit of problem as not many people speak English.
If you decide to go to Tbilisi dont forget to take hot sulphar showers in old tbilisi and I suggest to book a shower room for 20 Lari's where you can shower with family as they have a bathroom and corridor separate rather than having shower in general where everyone is showering with you naked :-0. Do visit botanical garden in old Tbilisi as well (Nice place).
The places to visits near Tbilisi are Mtskheta (Old capital), Water Dam, Ananuri and Kazbeki.
I would strongly suggest take a flight to Tbilisi but return from Batumi. (I did not go to Batumi but heard it is beautiful too- 5 to 6 Hours on train)
Halal food only in Majanishveli area. Many Turkish and Indian Pakistani restaurants.
Hope this information is useful for anyone who plans to travel to Georgia.
Note: 500 USD is a good amount to carry per person for 4 nights there. (Excluding hotel fare)
Best of luck and Enjoy.
Naveed
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I'm Vasco from Liberia interested in living and working in Georgia can anyone help me with necessary information, cost of living, monthly salary, rent, etc. Also if you have helpful information about the visa process please let me know.
I am from India and i graduated from a medical univerisity in Georgia. I plan to go for some classes in Tbilisi regarding a medical exam. I have no way to get an invitation.my classes will take around 1 1/2 year. Can anyone suggest me a way to get an invitation letter?
Can i find any here..?
Anyone can please suggest the job opportunities in Georgia. Here we both are getting 2500 dollars plus house rent and car is provided by the company. We both are working for an automobile company. My husband is a Service supervisor and I am working as an Admin. officer.
Are there any job opportunities in Georgia who hires english speaking people ?
We are looking for 8 to 10 workers. We offer 1 to 4 year job contract, excellent working conditions, and Free accommodation.
Any one can help us to find qualified workers?
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