According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the average monthly subsistence minimum in December 2025 stood at GEL 250.9. This represents an increase of GEL 20.4 compared to December 2024, but a decrease of GEL 4.5 compared to November 2025, when it was GEL 255.4.
For working-age men, the subsistence minimum in December 2025 was GEL 283.3, down from GEL 288.4 in November 2025, but up from GEL 260.3 in December 2024.
The subsistence minimum is calculated based on a minimum food basket, which determines the normative quantities of essential nutrients - proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and calories - required for a working-age man to maintain normal life and physiological functions.
