Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.3% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.5% more in Georgia
- Groceries
-
pay 31.1% more in Georgia
- Transportation
-
pay 22.0% less in Georgia
- Housing
-
pay 16.1% more in Georgia
- Childcare
-
pay 47.7% less in Georgia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.7% more in Georgia
- Clothing
-
pay 24.6% more in Georgia
The cost of groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Georgia are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Georgia.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY266.57
|
$9.82
GEL26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY266.61
|
$7.91
GEL21.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY45.29
|
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY16.32
|
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY39.16
|
$0.60
GEL1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY191.75
|
$3.99
GEL10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY121.57
|
$7.10
GEL19.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY53.94
|
$2.30
GEL6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY92.50
|
$2.62
GEL7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY14.27
|
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY33.67
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY16.05
|
$0.71
GEL1.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY19.66
|
$0.68
GEL1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.56
|
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY8.20
|
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY169.71
|
$4.48
GEL12.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY743.30
|
$13.38
GEL36.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,728,978.33
|
$20,514.71
GEL56,312.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY242.76
|
$5.97
GEL16.40
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY436.16
|
$15.81
GEL43.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY17,082.24
|
$472.27
GEL1,296.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,980.74
|
$323.81
GEL888.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,715.22
|
$54.01
GEL148.26
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY15,762.25
|
$199.75
GEL548.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY265,905.69
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,541.51
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY98.08
|
$1.54
GEL4.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY101.12
|
$2.45
GEL6.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY73.72
|
$2.92
GEL8.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,401.81
|
$39.78
GEL109.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY196.77
|
$5.96
GEL16.35
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,648.82
|
$62.01
GEL170.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,571.80
|
$41.33
GEL113.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,409.39
|
$100.06
GEL274.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,869.68
|
$103.32
GEL283.61
|
|
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