Cost of Living inTbilisi, Georgia
Image credit: James Kerwin from Tbilisi
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Georgia: $24,884/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
Happiness
5.2 / 10
#89 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
Public-school quality + expat access, alongside international and private school cost โ the two paths a relocating family weighs.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Georgia; Tbilisi-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Good local-school option
Expat access
Available, but localized
conditionalInstruction
Georgian / Russian
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Georgiaโs public system can be a reasonable value option for families comfortable with the local environment.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Access is generally tied to residency and the practical fit depends heavily on comfort with Georgian or Russian.
โ Homeschooling
Not explicitly addressedGeorgia does not have specific homeschooling legislation. Education is compulsory but enforcement is limited. Expat families in Tbilisi commonly homeschool. Georgia's friendly visa policies and low cost of living make it popular despite the legal ambiguity.
Homeschool legality in Georgia โ check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Current nanny and household-help pricing snapshot for Tbilisi, Georgia.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$600
monthly ยท confidence 0.65
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$1,200
monthly ยท confidence 0.65
Source: curated family relocation research
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for Tbilisi: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Airport
International airport
Tbilisi has enough regional and European air links for practical expat travel.
Urban transit
Metro and bus
Central Tbilisi is workable without a car, though neighborhood quality varies.
Rideshare
Rideshare available
Bolt/Uber-style usage is a standard part of getting around.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Georgia.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedStrong doctor availability and solid hospital-bed capacity help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedPublic funding looks lighter, patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs, and the tracked facility mix leans away from public providers weigh on this rating.
Private care
GoodA large tracked hospital and clinic network and a clearly private facility base help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
71/100
2023
Physicians
5.64/1k
2023
Hospital beds
4.04/1k
2023
Out of pocket
59%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
20/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
5.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and multiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Georgia yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI ยท Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | โ |
| Construction | โ |
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| Information & Technology | โ |
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2023 annual wages in Tbilisi, Georgia ยท Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can stay up to 360 days without a visa.
Long-Term Visa Programs
digital nomad
Remotely from Georgia
Migrated from legacy digital_nomad_visas row 17
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page โ no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Tbilisi compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.0x further in Tbilisi than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
Is Tbilisi cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Tbilisi is cheaper overall than New York City โ overall living costs are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Tbilisi.
How does rent in Tbilisi compare with New York City?
Rent in Tbilisi is about 85% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City).
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Tbilisi?
Groceries in Tbilisi are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 61% cheaper than the same benchmark.
About Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, set in a narrow river valley in the South Caucasus and increasingly popular with remote workers thanks to a one-year visa-free stay for citizens of roughly 95 countries and a low cost of living relative to European capitals. The economy centers on services, tourism, finance, and a growing IT outsourcing sector. Relocators should expect hot dry summers, cold damp winters, and a compact, walkable old town surrounded by Soviet-era districts and new mixed-use neighborhoods like Vake and Saburtalo. English is common among younger residents and in hospitality, while Georgian and Russian dominate daily life. Banking is unusually accessible for foreigners, though scrutiny of Russian-citizen accounts has tightened since 2022.
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