Cost of living comparison

 Turkey
compared to
 Georgia
Georgia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

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.

Georgia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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