Georgetown vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$423	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	47	76
🏙️ Population	235K	15.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 15% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5085th and 4347th ($1062 vs $1248) 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 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6400th and 850th 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	$9.42	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$17728

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899