Georgetown vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$493	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	235K	15.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 11% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4824th and 4522nd ($1151 vs $1288) 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 1 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 6094th and 1015th 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	$9.87	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$18637

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013