Tipping · 🇬🇪
Tipping in Georgia
Customary: 10%. 10% is added to most Tbilisi bills. Nothing more is needed.
At restaurants
What is customary: A share of the bill, at any size
Worked example
On a GEL100.00 bill, 10% is GEL10.00, so you would hand over GEL110.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about GEL25.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Free walking tours run on tips in Tbilisi. On a wine-region day trip the driver is tipped too.
The money
Georgia uses the Georgian Lari (GEL). Today 1 USD is 2.6194 GEL.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.