George Town vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	77	76
🏙️ Population	41K	15.5M

The cost of living in George Town is 229% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 32nd and 5143rd ($3374 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Turkey, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 754th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Istanbul

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	George Town	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$9042

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001