Tbilisi cost of living (official inflation)
+4.5%
Prices are 4.5% higher than this time last year.
Year-over-year inflation compares the same month this year vs the same month last year.
🍞 Last 12 months trend (Food inflation)
This line is “Food inflation” (not overall inflation). When it rises, grocery-type costs are increasing faster than last year.
🔥 What got more expensive
These are the categories where prices increased the most compared to last year.
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Food and non-alcoholic beverages+11.5%
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Restaurants and hotels+9.6%
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Health+8.5%
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Miscellaneous goods and services+6.4%
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Education+3.5%
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Alcoholic beverages and tobacco+2.8%
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Transport+0.1%
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Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels-0.5%
🧊 Prices that stayed calm (or got cheaper)
These are the categories where prices went up the least — or even went down — compared to last year.
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Communication-5.1%
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Recreation and culture-3.5%
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Clothing and footwear-2.5%
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Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house-1.3%
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Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels-0.5%
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Transport+0.1%
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Alcoholic beverages and tobacco+2.8%
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Education+3.5%
Source: GeoStat Consumer Price Index (CPI). This shows price changes over time (inflation), not exact shop prices or rent.
Dataset: GeoStat CPI (Inflation).
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