# Cost of living in Batumi

What it costs to live in Batumi, Georgia — $850/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $850 |
| Couple | $1,147 |
| Family (4) | $2,420 |
| Retirees | $1,147 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $461 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $279 |  |
| Transport | $9 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $101 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $337 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $461 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $610 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $906 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.83 |
| Bread (loaf) | $0.67 |
| Eggs (12) | $2.47 |
| Rice (1kg) | $1.75 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $6.05 |
| Apples (1kg) | $1.20 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $1.48 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $0.68 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.60 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $5.57 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.22 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $9.29 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $30 |
| Cappuccino | $3.13 |
| Beer (draught) | $1.47 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $0.85 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $8.56 |
| Single ride | $0.19 |
| Taxi start | $1.02 |
| Taxi per km | $0.74 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.13 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $556/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $1,364
- **Local currency:** GEL (1 USD ≈ 2.70 GEL)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chiang Mai | $463 | $684 | /cost-of-living/chiang-mai |
| Da Nang | $475 | $624 | /cost-of-living/da-nang |
| Bangalore | $324 | $463 | /cost-of-living/bangalore |
| Tashkent | $609 | $862 | /cost-of-living/tashkent |
| Yerevan | $680 | $1,020 | /cost-of-living/yerevan |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/batumi

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/batumi) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.