How much do fresh produce and souvenirs cost at Batumi market?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 20 days ago
TL;DR
Berries from 5–15 GEL/kg, homemade wine from 10 GEL, spices and tea from 5 GEL, suluguni cheese around 11 GEL. Bring cash — not all stalls accept cards, and card payments cost 1 GEL extra.
What the community said
Current market prices: blueberries 6.50 GEL/kg, cherries 5 GEL/kg, potatoes 1 GEL/kg, cucumbers 1.20 GEL/kg, nectarines 2 GEL/kg, tomatoes 1.50 GEL/kg. Strawberries are going out of season and jumped to ~17 GEL/kg.
20 days ago Cherries 5 GEL/kg, blueberries 6.50 GEL/kg
A typical market haul: homemade wine 10 GEL, spice sets 5 GEL for 2, tea set 5 GEL, salt 5 GEL for 5 packs, small suluguni cheese 11 GEL, pistachio-katafi sweets 30 GEL/kg or 1 GEL each, cherries 8–15 GEL/kg depending on size, blueberries 8 GEL/kg. Cards not accepted everywhere, and card use adds 1 GEL surcharge.
20 days ago Suluguni 11 GEL, wine 10 GEL, sweets 30 GEL/kg
For 40 GEL you can get roughly 1.5 kg of cherries and just over 1 kg of strawberries if you pick quality ones — cheaper options exist but taste noticeably worse. Homemade wine starts at 10 GEL, souvenirs from 2 GEL. Final price depends on the stall and your bargaining.
20 days ago 40 GEL ≈ 2.5 kg quality berries