Travel is a necessity for a socially and especially economically active person, and families always manage their income considering the expenses.
Citizens who travel by public transport to work or other needs spend an average of GEL 24-48 a month.
Tbilisi subway and bus ride costs 50 tetri. Most citizens work 6 days a week, which equals GEL 24 per month.
Children travel for free, retired pensioners, students and the socially disadvantaged have certain benefits.
As for route taxis, its minimum price is 80 tetri or in some cases 1 lari. If you take the cost of two roads monthly travel cost will be GEL 48.
Most citizens are dissatisfied with public transport services and the high cost. Nazi Tsulukiani’s family has 5 members. She has a husband and 3 children, 2 of whom are already university students and one is a school student. The family lives in Alekseyevka settlement. The husband is a taxi driver, and she is a chef at one of the restaurants in Mtskheta. Nazi Tsulukiani says her family income does not exceed GEL 2,500 per month. Travel and utility bills (telephone, 5 cell phones, internet, television, electricity, water, gas, cleaning and travel) cost more than GEL 350.
The price of the Rustavi-Tbilisi route taxi is GEL 1.50. The same price is for Tbilisi-Mtskheta route.
Traveling from the capital to Kutaisi costs GEL 12, and the bus fare is the same.
As for the travelling from Samtredia to villages, the minimum fare is GEL 1.50, the price goes up to GEL 2. The minimum fare from Kutaisi to Zemo Imereti starts from GEL 2.50 and reaches GEL 3.50.
Bela Gelashvili
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