The quality of life is highest in Tbilisi. According to the results of the Georgia Municipal Liveability Index, a new index from the ISET research institute.
Municipal Liveability Index measures and compares the quality and standard of living across municipalities. It measures quality of life according to the following indicators: (1) economy, (2) connectivity, infrastructure and services, (3) demography and social inclusion, (4) local democracy and gender equality.
According to the estimates, Tbilisi is the most livable city in Georgia. Tbilisi ranks highest among all the four sub-indices, attaining 0.67 index points overall. In Economy domain, Tbilisi has attained 0.78 index points, while its weakest area is the Demography and Social Access, due to the high population size.
Tbilisi is followed by Batumi, a highly expected result, with a 0.11 index point difference between them. Batumi performs strongest in the Economy sub-index, closely following the capital. However, its lowestscoring sub-index is Local Democracy and Gender Equality, lags a bit behind in activity in national elections.
Kazbegi comes in third place, with a 0.16-point gap from Tbilisi and 0.05 points behind Batumi. Its topperforming sub-index is Economy, which mainly comes due to the high performance in several tourism indicators and relatively low social vulnerability. However, its weakest area is Local Democracy and Gender Equality, particularly in local governance, relative to its other sub-indices.
