Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.0% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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