Georgetown vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$394	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$820
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	47	77
🏙️ Population	235K	15.5M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 12% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5796th and 4816th ($986 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6383rd and 790th 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	$9.31	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$13982

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

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