Geostat · GNERC · sivrce rent
Cost of living in Georgia — food, utilities, rent
What one adult and a couple spend in a month: a fixed food basket at the national average, published utility tariffs, and the median of active rental ads.
One adult spends ₾200 a month on this food basket (September 2026, Geostat national average). A couple’s utilities and telecom in Tbilisi cost ₾148 at the stated usage, before rent.
Food
₾200
Couple · Month, excluding rent
₾549
Inflation, YoY
+5.6%
Basket, YoY
+7.2%
City comparison
| Cities | Month, excluding rent | 1-room rent | 2-room rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | ₾549 | — | — |
| Batumi | ₾529 | — | — |
| Kutaisi | ₾529 | — | — |
| Rustavi | ₾543 | — | — |
Median of active rental ads on sivrce in this city (latest 400). Ads under ₾80 or over ₾8,000 are dropped. The count is in parentheses.
Food basket — one adult, one month
| Item | Qty | Average | YoY | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat bread | 6 · 1 kilogram | ₾3.14 | +11.8% | ₾19 |
| Manufactured milk | 8 · 1 litre | ₾5.27 | -5.9% | ₾42 |
| Egg | 2 · 10 piece | ₾5.56 | -0.8% | ₾11 |
| Chicken meat | 2 · 1 kilogram | ₾10.97 | +10.3% | ₾22 |
| Beef | 1 · 1 kilogram | ₾31.01 | +17.6% | ₾31 |
| Cheese Imeruli | 0.5 · 1 kilogram | ₾18.49 | +6.6% | ₾9 |
| Sunflower oil | 1 · 1 litre | ₾7.37 | +7.5% | ₾7 |
| Potatoes | 4 · 1 kilogram | ₾1.55 | +5.5% | ₾6 |
| Rice | 1 · 1 kilogram | ₾4.24 | -5.4% | ₾4 |
| Sugar | 1 · 1 kilogram | ₾3.15 | -11.7% | ₾3 |
| Tomato | 3 · 1 kilogram | ₾2.81 | +28.9% | ₾8 |
| Cucumber | 2 · 1 kilogram | ₾1.85 | -37.7% | ₾4 |
| Khachapuri at a bakery | 8 · 1 piece | ₾4.07 | +15.5% | ₾33 |
| Total | +7.2% | ₾200 |
Geostat national average × a fixed quantity (bread 6 kg, milk 8 L, 20 eggs, chicken 2 kg, beef 1 kg, Imeruli 0.5 kg, oil 1 L, potatoes 4 kg, rice 1 kg, sugar 1 kg, tomatoes 3 kg, cucumbers 2 kg, 8 khachapuri). Not a shop tag and not the official CPI weights.
Sources
- Food — Geostat national average. Not a shop tag. September 2026
- Utilities — published GNERC tariffs.
- Lari — National Bank of Georgia official rate.
- Median of active rental ads on sivrce in this city (latest 400). Ads under ₾80 or over ₾8,000 are dropped. The count is in parentheses.
Common questions
What does a month cost in Georgia?
One adult spends ₾200 a month on this food basket (September 2026, Geostat national average). A couple’s utilities and telecom in Tbilisi cost ₾148 at the stated usage, before rent. The total is a fixed food basket (Geostat national average) plus electricity, gas, water where a tariff is published, internet and mobile. Rent is a separate median and appears only when the city has enough active ads.
Do food prices differ by city?
This page uses one national average. Geostat’s table has no city split, so the food line is the same in Tbilisi and Batumi.
Where does the rent figure come from?
The median of active apartment rentals on sivrce, converted to GEL at the National Bank rate. It is not a survey and it does not include utilities.