In this article, I have listed a few photos from the visit to the Tbilisi Dezerteer market on December 30, 2014 (
Warning - Some of the images may be inappropriate for some users, on few of them are pictured slaughtered animals.
I'm not a vegetarian but I must admit, there are times when walking through this market I have considered becoming one.
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Three years ago I launched a fun project - Actual Price Index at Tbilisi market, just to document price movements for veggies and fruits in the market, depending on the season. In total I have made two kinds of research for 2015 and 2016, see: Actual Price Index in Tbilisi Market (Georgia) - At Start of October 2015 and Actual Price Index at Tbilisi Market - March 2016
Now, today, three years later I once again decided to measure, how prices have changed in the past three years.
Here is my basket of goods I bought in Tbilisi market on October 1, 2018
Veggies from Tbilisi market
| 2018 | 2015 | |
| 1 kg potatoes | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1 bunch of spring onions | 1 | 0.6 |
| 1 bunch of parsley | 1 | 1 |
| 1 bunch of dills | 1 | 1 |
| 1 bunch of radishes | 2 | 1* |
| 1 kg red pepper | 2.5 | 5* |
| 1 kg onions | 2 | 1.3 |
| 1 kg washed carrots | 2 | 2 |
| 1 watermelon (~6kg) | 2,2 | 5 |
| Churchkhela | 1.5-2 | - |
| Walnuts 1kg | 22 | - |
*Prices are from 2016
As you can see there has been some inflation over the years, but also there is some deflation for products like red pepper and watermelon.
The Bottom Line
Life in Georgia for veggie lovers is still really cheap
