Is Georgia expensive for tourists? A 2026 daily budget

Georgia is still inexpensive by European standards in 2026. A budget traveller can cover a day on roughly €25–40 (about GEL 70–115 at the National Bank of Georgia’s rate of GEL 2.9047 per euro, checked 4 November 2026), a mid-range traveller on €75–110, and someone booking private cars, guides and better hotels on €180–280 per person per day, less once two or more people share a car and guide. These bands hold for Tbilisi, Batumi and the wine regions; they rise in Svaneti, Kazbegi, Tusheti and at ski resorts because beds are scarcer and 4×4 transport costs more.

The real variable is not the city but how you move between sights. A metro ride in Tbilisi costs under a lari; a private 4×4 from Kutaisi airport to Mestia costs €390 per car. Below we break the three tiers into room, meals, transport and entry costs, using the fixed rates on our own price table, gtour.ge/data, plus general cost-of-living context from Georgia’s statistics office. Where a figure can change with the season or the lari rate, we say so and point to where to check it on the day you book.

Budget: roughly €25–40 a day

This is a hostel-dorm-or-cheap-guesthouse budget, eating at bakeries and local cafeterias, and moving by metro, bus and marshrutka. A dorm bed or basic private room typically runs €12–20 a night outside peak summer and festival dates; a day of khachapuri, khinkali and coffee costs €8–15; city transport is €1–5 a day using Tbilisi’s metro and bus network. Most churches and open-air sites are free; museum tickets add €2–10. This tier rarely benefits from private services, though a shared half-day tour such as Tbilisi & Mtskheta — The Essential First Day at €149 per person (four to six sharing) is a reasonable one-off splurge rather than a daily cost.

Mid-range: roughly €75–110 a day

A clean 3-star hotel or well-reviewed guesthouse room runs about €35–50 per person sharing a double; restaurant meals (not street food) add €25–35 a day; taxis or ride-hailing apps add €8–15; entry fees, a wine tasting or a half-day guided walk add another €8–20. A useful anchor is our half-day Old Tbilisi walk with a licensed guide, €110 per group for up to four hours, which splits to very little per person in a group of four.

Comfort and private touring: roughly €180–280 a day

This tier assumes a 4-star room, private car with driver, and at least some guided days. Reference figures from our own service rates: a sedan with driver for a day around Tbilisi, Kakheti, Gori or Kazbegi is €150 per car (up to three people), a full day with a licensed guide is €140 per group, and a 4-star hotel room is commonly €80–150 depending on the neighbourhood and season (verify current listings before booking, since hotel rates move with demand and are not part of our fixed price table). For two travellers sharing a car, guide and room, the car-and-guide share works out near €145 per person a day; add €45–70 for meals and €15–30 for entries and tastings.

Multi-day packaged tours give another honest benchmark, since they bundle transport, guiding and entries (check each tour page for exact inclusions): the Georgia in 7 Days — Classic Grand Tour costs €1607–3024 per person depending on group size, which works out to roughly €230–432 per person per day; Kazbegi — 2-Day Mountain Journey runs €442–832 per person, or about €221–416 a day.

Tbilisi, Batumi and the mountains compared

• Tbilisi: cheapest baseline, best public transport, widest range of guesthouses, so all three tiers above apply roughly as written.
• Batumi: similar to Tbilisi from October to May; in July and August seafront hotel rooms and restaurant prices commonly rise 30–60 percent, so budget and mid-range figures should be treated as a floor, not a ceiling, for high summer.
• Kazbegi and Gudauri: a sedan transfer from Tbilisi is €120–150 one way; in winter, ski-season lift passes and gear rental are not part of our price table and should be checked directly with the resort.
• Svaneti (Mestia, Ushguli) and Tusheti: a 4×4 with driver is required, guesthouse-only accommodation is the norm, and Tusheti’s mountain pass is open only roughly June to September — confirm current conditions on our road status page before travelling, since closures change costs and routing.

Where this comes from

Figures for our own cars, guides, airport transfers and multi-day tours are taken directly from our 2026 price table at gtour.ge/data, checked 27 October 2026, alongside the National Bank of Georgia’s reference rate of GEL 2.9047 per euro published on 4 November 2026. General cost-of-living context on consumer prices in Georgia comes from the National Statistics Office of Georgia. For broader practical travel information we referred to the Georgian National Tourism Administration and Georgia.travel. Hotel and restaurant prices outside our own services are approximate market ranges, not fixed rates, and should be checked against current listings before you book, since they move with season and demand.

Sources

• National Statistics Office of Georgia, consumer prices
• Georgian National Tourism Administration
• Georgia.travel practical information
• Georgian Railway timetables and fares
• Georgian Road Department, road conditions