George Town vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	41K	15.5M

The cost of living in George Town is 224% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 17th and 4816th ($3644 vs $1125) 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 1.6 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 703rd and 790th 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	$29.8	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$13982

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985