Being on a long-term travelling trip, Connor and I need to be mindful with our spending. For our time in Georgia, we had set ourselves a daily budget of no more than £30 per person covering, accommodation, transport, travel, food and fun. So, how easy was it travelling Georgia on a budget?
Exchange rate = 1 GBP = 3.6 GEL (as of September 2025).
Please note, Connor and I are of course travelling as a couple, so there are some savings we make on accommodation with double rooms etc. That said for any solo travellers out there, this budgeting content may well still be useful.
What was our verdict?
Travelling Georgia on a budget was surprisingly easy.
You can travel around the country affordably via marshrutkas and busses, whilst tucking into delicious food without breaking the bank or feeling like you are limiting yourself.
All in all, we averaged a daily spend of £25 per person across the 11 nights we stayed in the country. On days where we over-spent, we would re-coop by having a homemade dinner, which we did on x3 occasions.
So yes, a budget of £30 per person per day is absolutely possible in Georgia.
Our itinerary
We saw a good amount of the country, with varying experiences in each place we visited. From the bustle of Tbilisi, to the hiking adventures of Kazbegi, our only limitation was time itself.
So where did we go?
- Tbilisi: x5 nights (sporadically returning given it’s a transport hub to other regions)
- Signagi: x1 night
- Kutaisi: x3 nights
- Kazbegi/ Stepantsminda: x2 nights
Activities
What was great about Georgia was the wealth of sites to explore which were totally free – music to the ears of any frugle being.
| Free activities | Paid for activities | |
| Tbilisi | Chronicles of Georgia Dry Bridge Market Mother of Georgia Statue Mtatsminda Park | Botanical Gardens |
| Signagi | Walking the city wall | – |
| Kutaisi | Green Bazaar Market Bagrati Cathedral Sanitorium Medea | Tetra Cave with a wine tasting Sanitorium Metallurgist |
| Kazbegi/ Stepantsminda | Gergeti Trinity Church Hike Gergeti Glacier Hike | – |
Of course, in and around these activities Connor and I had our fill of wine, beer and lots of yummy food pit-stops.
Learn more about what we got up/ though about different places in Georgia via these blog posts: ‘A Tale of Tbilisi and Kutaisi‘, ‘Signagi town: a Georgian gem‘ and ‘Stepantsminda and hiking in Kazbegi‘,
Accommodation
Accommodation-wise, we aimed to spend no more than £20 per night (so a £10 cap per person).
This turned out to be totally doable. You can easily find places which are an absolute steal – such as Three Gracia (Signagi), Tilda and Matilda (Kutaisi) and Capsule Hotel Happy Lounge (Tbilisi).
That said, after a couple of dodgy stays early on, we soon implemented a rule that lodgings booked must be rated at least 8/10. This guardrail has helped us find cleaner, comfier places that still offer a decent location.
Conclusion
There is a lot to do and see in Georgia that is free of charge and easy to access, which makes travelling Georgia on a budget possible.
It is a country totally worth exploring and we’ll soon be booking flights back to explore more of what the country has to offer.
