How much does a day in Tbilisi cost?

About $36 on a lean budget, $77 mid-range and $178 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure for Georgia, updated daily, scaled by a city premium.

Is Tbilisi expensive compared with the rest of Georgia?

Tbilisi costs about 5% more than the national average for Georgia, which is $73 a day mid-range. Wine bars, sulfur baths and long-stay rents that rose with demand.

Is Tbilisi cheaper to visit than last year?

The exchange rate moved −4.2% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while prices in Georgia rose +5.2%, a real change of −5.8%. City prices broadly follow the country.

When is the best time to visit Tbilisi for lower prices?

For Georgia the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are April, July, November. Peak season is May, June, September, October.

The US State Department rates Georgia at Level 1: Normal precautions. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

Tbilisi

Wine bars, sulfur baths and long-stay rents that rose with demand.

A day in Tbilisi

$77

Lean: $36
Comfort: $178

Real change, 12 months

−5.8%

Pricier. Tracks Georgia as a whole.

Against the rest of Georgia

+5%

Pricier than the national figure of $73 a day.

The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026

As of November 12, 2026, a mid-range day in Tbilisi costs about $77 per person, excluding flights: about 5% more than the average for Georgia. For US-dollar travelers it is 5.8% more expensive than a year ago after inflation, in line with Georgia as a whole. Wine bars, sulfur baths and long-stay rents that rose with demand.

What your money buys in Georgia

Exchange rates and inflation are national, so the city follows this line. The dashed line is the exchange rate alone; the solid line is after inflation.

Nov 12, 2026After inflation 95.4Exchange rate only 96.7

Index, start of window = 100. Above 100 your money buys more in Georgia than it did then; below, less. Hover or drag for any month.

Tbilisi, in five questions

City costs are the national model scaled by a premium of +5% that we set by hand. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”

How much does a day in Tbilisi cost?: About $36 on a lean budget, $77 mid-range and $178 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure for Georgia, updated daily, scaled by a city premium.
Is Tbilisi expensive compared with the rest of Georgia?: Tbilisi costs about 5% more than the national average for Georgia, which is $73 a day mid-range. Wine bars, sulfur baths and long-stay rents that rose with demand.
Is Tbilisi cheaper to visit than last year?: The exchange rate moved −4.2% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while prices in Georgia rose +5.2%, a real change of −5.8%. City prices broadly follow the country.
When is the best time to visit Tbilisi for lower prices?: For Georgia the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are April, July, November. Peak season is May, June, September, October.
Is Tbilisi safe?: The US State Department rates Georgia at Level 1: Normal precautions. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

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The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026