Cost of Living and Inflation

Tbilisi cost of living in 2026 (official inflation data)

📊 Official GeoStat CPI 🗓️ Updated to: October 2026 ✅ Last checked: November 14, 2026

Tbilisi cost of living data is based on official GeoStat inflation figures. The latest available reading for Tbilisi is October 2026, which means consumer prices are prices are 6.4% higher than this time last year. compared with the same month a year earlier.

+6.4%
Prices are 6.4% higher than this time last year.
Year-over-year inflation compares the same month this year with the same month last year.

Food inflation trend in Tbilisi (last 12 months)

Latest: +2.7%Nov 25Apr 26Oct 26
This trend line helps readers quickly see whether food-related price pressure in Tbilisi is rising, easing, or staying relatively stable.

🔥 What got more expensive

These categories recorded the strongest year-over-year price increases in the latest official data.

  • Transport
    +22.3%
  • Miscellaneous goods and services
    +10.6%
  • Health
    +9.4%
  • Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
    +9.4%
  • Restaurants and hotels
    +6.9%
  • Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
    +6.5%
  • Food and non-alcoholic beverages
    +2.7%
  • Clothing and footwear
    +1.4%

🧊 Prices that stayed calm (or got cheaper)

These categories saw the smallest price increases, or in some cases lower prices than a year ago.

  • Education
    -6.5%
  • Communication
    -2.8%
  • Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house
    -0.5%
  • Recreation and culture
    +1.1%
  • Clothing and footwear
    +1.4%
  • Food and non-alcoholic beverages
    +2.7%
  • Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
    +6.5%
  • Restaurants and hotels
    +6.9%

What this cost of living widget means

This widget uses the official Consumer Price Index to show how fast prices are changing in Tbilisi. It does not show exact supermarket shelf prices, apartment rent, or utility bills. Instead, it shows how much broad consumer costs have changed compared with the same month a year earlier.

Source: GeoStat Consumer Price Index (Inflation)