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Batumi vs Kutaisi

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Under balanced weights Kutaisi edges it, 62 to 62, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Batumi is stronger on nothing outright; Kutaisi on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.5 of 62 points (scores 68/100)Safety: 6.6 of 62 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 62 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 6.7 of 62 points (scores 60/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 62 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 62 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 3.7 of 62 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 6.5 of 62 points (scores 58/100)Quality of life: 7.7 of 62 points (scores 70/100)62
Batumi
out of 100

Black Sea resort with Georgia's visa freedom

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Cost of living: 7.3 of 62 points (scores 65/100)Safety: 6.6 of 62 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 62 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 6.4 of 62 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 62 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 62 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 4.6 of 62 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 62 points (scores 63/100)Quality of life: 7.7 of 62 points (scores 70/100)62
Kutaisi
out of 100

Georgia's second city with a budget airport and year-long stays

Full Kutaisi profile →Where to stay in Kutaisi →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Cost of living68 ✓65
Safety5959
Healthcare6363
Internet60 ✓58
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around56 ✓50
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality5863 ✓
Quality of life7070

Cost

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Monthly cost, one person$820 ✓$871
Central one-bedroom rent$485no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Homicides per 100k2.032.03
Political stability (0–100)56.956.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy71.2 yrs71.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Download21.5 Mbps ✓19 Mbps
Upload11.7 Mbps ✓9.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport360 days360 days
Entry, EU passport360 days360 days
Entry, UK passport360 days360 days

Getting there and around

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Non-stop airport destinations38 ✓33
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricBatumiKutaisi
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.523.7 µg/m³21.7 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Batumi or Kutaisi?
Batumi is cheaper: about $820 per month versus $871 for one person.
Is Batumi or Kutaisi safer?
Batumi scores higher on safety (59 vs 59), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Batumi or Kutaisi?
Batumi: a measured median of 21.5 Mbps versus 19 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.