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Kutaisi vs Marmaris

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Kutaisi edges it, 62 to 57, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Kutaisi is stronger on visa ease, quality of life; Marmaris on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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

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Cost of living: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 57 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.6 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 57 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 5.9 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 59/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 57 points (scores 57/100)57
Marmaris
out of 100

Package-holiday harbour on the Turquoise Coast, with sailing and Rhodes a ferry away

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Cost of living6566 ✓
Safety59 ✓53
Healthcare6373 ✓
Internet58 ✓50
Visa ease90 ✓73
Getting there & around5053 ✓
Climate42 ✓33
Air quality63 ✓59
Quality of life70 ✓57

Cost

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$871$850 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Homicides per 100k2.03 ✓2.41
Political stability (0–100)56.9 ✓50.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)7177 ✓
Life expectancy71.2 yrs75.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Download19 Mbps ✓13.2 Mbps
Upload9.8 Mbps ✓5.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad visa ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$3,000/mo
Entry, US passport360 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport360 days ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport360 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Non-stop airport destinations3347 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricKutaisiMarmaris
Comfortable months per year5 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.521.7 µg/m³ ✓23.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kutaisi or Marmaris?
Marmaris is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $871 for one person.
Is Kutaisi or Marmaris safer?
Kutaisi scores higher on safety (59 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kutaisi or Marmaris?
Kutaisi: a measured median of 19 Mbps versus 13.2 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.