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Which Georgian City Should You Choose for Real Estate

The same question sounds different depending on your goal: yield, liquidity, entry threshold, or simply the ability to verify a price. We put it all in one table.

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Every City in One Table

Comparison of Georgian cities by price, population, and rental yield
CityPopulationPrice benchmark, m²Rental YieldWho It's For
Tbilisi1,331,485 (2024 census)$1,100–2,3006–9%Business capital, maximum liquidity
Batumi235,668 (2024 census)$1,200–3,0007–10%*Resort — *with a caveat on short-term-rental oversupply
Kutaisi160,971 (2024 census)significantly below the capital**insufficient data**Growing market, airport hub — **data less transparent
Rustavi132,047 (2024 census)the most affordable entry**insufficient data**Functional market, not touristic — **data less transparent

Population from the 2024 census: Tbilisi (within the city's administrative boundaries) and Batumi — Geostat; Kutaisi and Rustavi — citypopulation.de, based on Geostat data (Kutaisi: 147,635 in 2014; Tbilisi: 1,108,717). Tbilisi prices: secondary market by district, TBC Capital, March 2026 — from $1,065 in Samgori to $2,276 in Vake; Mtatsminda new builds are dearer in Geostat (Q3 2026), about $2,689. Geostat's index is built on advertised new-build prices, not on transactions.

How to Read This Table

Tbilisi and Batumi are covered by several independent analytical reports that converge on similar price ranges — these figures can be trusted as a benchmark. For Kutaisi and Rustavi, there's no such stable analytics yet: the market is real and growing, but check the exact price against specific properties, not averaged online estimates.

If your goal is maximum liquidity and predictability, the sensible choice today is Tbilisi or Batumi. If your goal is the lowest entry threshold and you're willing to invest more of your own time in verifying a property, look at Kutaisi or Rustavi. There's no universal "best city" — only one that fits a specific goal.

Before Choosing a City — Understand the Process

Regardless of the city, the buying process, taxes, and the path to residency via property are the same across the whole country — worth understanding once, not separately for every city.

How to Buy

Foreigners' rights, power of attorney, closing costs.

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Taxes

On purchase, ownership, renting out, and sale.

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Residency via Property

The $150,000 threshold since March 2026.

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Topic: Prices and market