Cost of living in Georgia
A single person living in Georgia spends around $220/month excluding rent. Per-city numbers below, every figure with its source; rent is shown separately in the Housing sections, by apartment type.
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Cost of living
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Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025
Curated by SettleMetric
- Data as of
- Dec 31, 2025
- Verified
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
$220/mo
2025curated
Rent: 1-bedroom (city avg)
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ss.ge / korter.ge listing samples (Tbilisi + Batumi)
Curated by SettleMetric
- Data as of
- Jul 3, 2026
- Verified
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- City-average 1-bedroom asking rent (portals quote USD): Tbilisi ≈ $540, Batumi ≈ $485; population-weighted (Tbilisi 1.33M, Batumi 0.24M) ≈ $532. Small listing samples — indicative.
- Notes
- Asking prices from active listings, not transacted rents; Batumi swings sharply with the summer tourist season (winter long-term rates are lower). Georgian portals count total rooms, so a '2-room' listing ≈ a 1-bedroom — mapped accordingly.
$532/mo
2026curated
Private health
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Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans
Curated by SettleMetric
- Data as of
- Jul 3, 2026
- Verified
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
- Notes
- Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
$450/yr
2026curated
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Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025 (category shares)
Curated by SettleMetric
- Data as of
- Dec 31, 2025
- Verified
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- Geostat 2025 per-capita consumption shares (food 38.7%, transport 11.4%, healthcare 11.0%, etc.) applied to the ~$220/mo excl-rent base and converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD. Georgia's very high food share is characteristic of the income level. National average — rent shown separately.
Food & non-alcoholic drinks88 USD
Restaurants, recreation & communications41 USD
Transport26 USD
Healthcare (out-of-pocket)25 USD
Utilities & energy18 USD
Clothing & footwear13 USD
Household goods12 USD
Education7 USD
National household-budget-survey basket. Rent is shown separately below.
Details
| Criterion | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living (single, excl. rent) | 220USD/month, single person, excluding rentiGeostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025 Curated by SettleMetric
| 10.0 |
| Private healthcare cost | 450USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldiGeorgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans Curated by SettleMetric
| 10.0 |