Georgetown vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$528	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1095
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	235K	15.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4813th and 4562nd ($1181 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Turkey, respectively. Check Guyana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5916th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Istanbul

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	Georgetown	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$20004

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041