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Georgia vs. Türkiye

Georgia va por delante en dinero y cripto, seguridad, vivienda, sanidad, idioma, infraestructura. Türkiye va por delante en legalización. Abajo, los datos criterio por criterio.

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Marcador

Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.

Resultado principal

Georgia va por delante en 4 de 6

Georgia

4

Türkiye

0

01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgia
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Türkiye
$450/mo

TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
Notas
WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.
02Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Türkiye
4,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (100% service-export income deduction, Bağ-Kur minimum premium)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).
03Homicide rate
Georgiamejor
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Türkiye
3,23/100k

World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
04Internet speed
Georgiamejor
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
Türkiye
12 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Türkiye (Asia grouping)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for TR in 2023 = 12.09 Mbps (402,083 download tests; Türkiye is filed under M-Lab's Asia (AS) continent grouping, not EU). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below marketed figures — Turkish fibre commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
Notas
The single-stream M-Lab median is low (and the lowest in the set) but reflects a consistent cross-country method, not real fibre-line speeds; Turkish fixed broadband is much faster in practice.
05English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Türkiye
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.
06Private healthcare cost
Georgiamejor
$450/yr

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
Türkiye
$860/yr

Curated from Turkish private health insurers (özel sağlık sigortası; Allianz, Anadolu, Axa, Türkiye Sigorta) — insurers quote individually

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive standalone private health insurance (outpatient + inpatient private-hospital cover) for a healthy 35-year-old runs ~25,000–100,000 TRY/yr depending on the contracted hospital network; a mid-tier plan sits near ~40,000 TRY/yr ≈ $860 at 46.65 TRY/USD. Band ≈ $540–$2,140.
Notas
Two-tier context: residents with a work/residence basis are covered by mandatory public insurance (SGK); on top, Turks commonly buy complementary insurance (~5,000–20,000 TRY/yr) working with SGK at private hospitals, or full standalone private cover (this figure). The cheap mandatory foreigner residence-permit policy (~$32–130/yr) is minimal cover, not comparable. Private cover is cheap in USD because of the weak lira; TRY premiums rise 50–80%/yr, so this is a volatile curated midpoint.

Veredicto

Cada perspectiva pondera solo los datos que importan a ese plan y dice a qué lado favorece.

Informática remota / autónomo

Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.

Georgia encaja mejor: 2 de 5

01Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Türkiye
4,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (100% service-export income deduction, Bağ-Kur minimum premium)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).
02Internet speed
Georgiamejor
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
Türkiye
12 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Türkiye (Asia grouping)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for TR in 2023 = 12.09 Mbps (402,083 download tests; Türkiye is filed under M-Lab's Asia (AS) continent grouping, not EU). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below marketed figures — Turkish fibre commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
Notas
The single-stream M-Lab median is low (and the lowest in the set) but reflects a consistent cross-country method, not real fibre-line speeds; Turkish fixed broadband is much faster in practice.
03English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Türkiye
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.
04Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgia
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Türkiye
$450/mo

TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
Notas
WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.
05Domestic delivery quality
Georgia
Good

Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.
Türkiye
Good

Turkish carrier ecosystem — PTT + Yurtiçi/Aras/MNG/Sürat/Sendeo/HepsiJET/Trendyol Express

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive domestic courier market on the back of a huge e-commerce sector (Trendyol, Hepsiburada): PTT Kargo plus Yurtiçi, Aras, MNG, Sürat, Sendeo, HepsiJET and Trendyol Express give nationwide next-day/2-day coverage; same/next-day is normal in the big metros. Cash-on-delivery ('kapıda ödeme') is ubiquitous. Parcel-locker density is growing but below the locker-saturated benchmark, so rated 'good' rather than 'excellent'.

Familia

Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.

Georgia encaja mejor: 3 de 3

01Homicide rate
Georgiamejor
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Türkiye
3,23/100k

World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
02Private healthcare cost
Georgiamejor
$450/yr

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
Türkiye
$860/yr

Curated from Turkish private health insurers (özel sağlık sigortası; Allianz, Anadolu, Axa, Türkiye Sigorta) — insurers quote individually

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive standalone private health insurance (outpatient + inpatient private-hospital cover) for a healthy 35-year-old runs ~25,000–100,000 TRY/yr depending on the contracted hospital network; a mid-tier plan sits near ~40,000 TRY/yr ≈ $860 at 46.65 TRY/USD. Band ≈ $540–$2,140.
Notas
Two-tier context: residents with a work/residence basis are covered by mandatory public insurance (SGK); on top, Turks commonly buy complementary insurance (~5,000–20,000 TRY/yr) working with SGK at private hospitals, or full standalone private cover (this figure). The cheap mandatory foreigner residence-permit policy (~$32–130/yr) is minimal cover, not comparable. Private cover is cheap in USD because of the weak lira; TRY premiums rise 50–80%/yr, so this is a volatile curated midpoint.
03English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Türkiye
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.

Dinero y cripto

Optimizar impuestos, banca y normas sobre cripto.

Georgia encaja mejor: 2 de 3

01Crypto regulation
Georgiamejor
Legal friendly

National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.
Türkiye
Legal regulated

Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK/CMB) — Law No. 7518 licensing of crypto-asset service providers; CBRT 2021 crypto-payment ban

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
2 jul 2024
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Trading, holding and exchanging crypto are legal and very popular, but PAYING with crypto is BANNED (CBRT regulation in force 30 April 2021). Law No. 7518 (in force from 2 July 2024) put crypto-asset service providers under the Capital Markets Board (SPK): mandatory licensing, custody duties and minimum capital; offshore platforms targeting residents and crypto ATMs had to wind down. Classified 'legal-regulated' — trading legal and now formally supervised, payments prohibited.
02Financial control level
Georgiamejor
Low

US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
Notas
Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.
Türkiye
Moderate

Revenue Administration (GİB) — cash-payment documentation (tevsik) limit; CBRT crypto-payment ban

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Composite: the lira is freely convertible and residents may hold foreign-currency deposits/accounts and move money abroad — no hard individual capital controls. But the state exerts more control than EU peers: payments above 30,000 TRY (~$640) must be routed through banks/cards (tevsik rule); crypto payments are banned; the authorities intervene actively in the FX market and use reserve/macroprudential measures; and import de-minimis is low with high duties. Freely convertible but with a low cash-through-bank threshold and several controls → 'moderate' (stricter end).
Notas
High inflation erodes money in practice but is not a legal control. Day-to-day banking, FX purchase and transfers are unrestricted for an individual; the frictions are the low cash-routing threshold, the crypto-payment ban and occasional FX intervention.
03Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Türkiye
4,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (100% service-export income deduction, Bağ-Kur minimum premium)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).

Vida tranquila

Priorizar la seguridad, el aire y una vida diaria sencilla.

Georgia encaja mejor: 1 de 2

01Homicide rate
Georgiamejor
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Türkiye
3,23/100k

World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
02Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgia
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Türkiye
$450/mo

TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
Notas
WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.

Detalles

Impuestos

01+Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileGeorgia1Türkiye4,4

Qué mide esto

Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· % effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profile· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.

Türkiye

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (100% service-export income deduction, Bağ-Kur minimum premium)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).

Legalización

01+Remote-work legalization easeGeorgiaLong stay pathTürkiyemejorDedicated nomad visa

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Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.

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Georgia

Government Ordinance N255 — visa-free entry

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Exceptionally easy in practice: ~94 nationalities (incl. all EU, US, UK, Ukraine, Russia) may stay visa-free for a full year and register an Individual Entrepreneur with 1% Small Business Status the same day — no residence permit needed. Scored as a long-stay path; there is no formal 'digital nomad visa' and the year of visa-free stay does not itself build toward permanent residence.

Türkiye

GoTürkiye (official) — Digital Nomad Visa program

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Türkiye runs a dedicated digital-nomad route on the government GoTürkiye platform (Digital Nomad Identification Certificate → visa → short-term residence), for degree-holding remote workers aged 21–55 earning ≥ $3,000/month from abroad. A short-term residence permit (ikamet) is the general fallback. Combined with the 100% service-export tax deduction it is a strong, low-tax remote-work base.

Coste de vida

01+Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentGeorgia220Türkiye450

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Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.

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Georgia

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.

Türkiye

TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
Notas
WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.

Gasto mensual por categoría (sin alquiler)

Georgia

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025 (category shares)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 per-capita consumption shares (food 38.7%, transport 11.4%, healthcare 11.0%, etc.) applied to the ~$220/mo excl-rent base and converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD. Georgia's very high food share is characteristic of the income level. National average — rent shown separately.
Türkiye

TÜİK Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
TÜİK 2024 per-capita monthly spend by COICOP division ÷ 3.1 per capita, ×1.7534 CPI uplift to mid-2026, ÷46.65 TRY/USD; housing shown as utilities only (~30% of the housing division, rent excluded). Sums to ≈$450. Türkiye has an unusually high transport share (21.6%), driven by fuel and vehicle costs.
01Transport
Georgiamás barato
$26
Türkiye
$119
02Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Georgia
Türkiye
$99
03Food & non-alcoholic drinks
Georgia
$88
Türkiye
04Housing utilities (energy, water, maintenance) excl. rent
Georgia
Türkiye
$43
05Restaurants, recreation & communications
Georgia
$41
Türkiye
06Clothing & footwear
Georgiamás barato
$13
Türkiye
$28
07Restaurants & accommodation
Georgia
Türkiye
$36
08Furnishings & household equipment
Georgia
Türkiye
$32
09Healthcare (out-of-pocket)
Georgia
$25
Türkiye
10Personal care & miscellaneous goods/services
Georgia
Türkiye
$21
11Information & communication
Georgia
Türkiye
$20
12Utilities & energy
Georgia
$18
Türkiye
13Alcohol & tobacco
Georgia
Türkiye
$14
14Health (out-of-pocket)
Georgia
Türkiye
$13
15Recreation, sport & culture
Georgia
Türkiye
$13
16Household goods
Georgia
$12
Türkiye
17Education services
Georgia
Türkiye
$9
18Education
Georgia
$7
Türkiye
19Insurance & financial services
Georgia
Türkiye
$4
Total (sin alquiler)
Georgia$230/mes
Türkiye$451/mes

Vivienda

Alquiler por tipo de vivienda

Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).

Georgia

SettleMetric — population-weighted average of covered cities (Batumi, Tbilisi)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Population-weighted mean of the rent-breakdown matrices of Batumi, Tbilisi; each cell averages the cities that report it. See each city page for its exact local matrix.
Türkiye

SettleMetric — population-weighted average of covered cities (Antalya, Istanbul)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Population-weighted mean of the rent-breakdown matrices of Antalya, Istanbul; each cell averages the cities that report it. See each city page for its exact local matrix.
01Estudio
Georgia
$450$303 fuera del centro
Türkiyemás barato
$353$182 fuera del centro
021 dormitorio
Georgia
$592$471 fuera del centro
Türkiyemás barato
$471$244 fuera del centro
032 dormitorios
Georgia
$892$635 fuera del centro
Türkiyemás barato
$706$366 fuera del centro
043 dormitorios
Georgia
$1370$970 fuera del centro
Türkiyemás barato
$1000$518 fuera del centro

Seguridad

01+Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearGeorgiamejor2Türkiye3,2

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Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).

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Georgia

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.

Türkiye

World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.

Sanidad

01+Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldGeorgiamejor450Türkiye860

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Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.

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Georgia

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.

Türkiye

Curated from Turkish private health insurers (özel sağlık sigortası; Allianz, Anadolu, Axa, Türkiye Sigorta) — insurers quote individually

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive standalone private health insurance (outpatient + inpatient private-hospital cover) for a healthy 35-year-old runs ~25,000–100,000 TRY/yr depending on the contracted hospital network; a mid-tier plan sits near ~40,000 TRY/yr ≈ $860 at 46.65 TRY/USD. Band ≈ $540–$2,140.
Notas
Two-tier context: residents with a work/residence basis are covered by mandatory public insurance (SGK); on top, Turks commonly buy complementary insurance (~5,000–20,000 TRY/yr) working with SGK at private hospitals, or full standalone private cover (this figure). The cheap mandatory foreigner residence-permit policy (~$32–130/yr) is minimal cover, not comparable. Private cover is cheap in USD because of the weak lira; TRY premiums rise 50–80%/yr, so this is a volatile curated midpoint.

Dinero y cripto

01+Crypto regulationGeorgiamejorLegal friendlyTürkiyeLegal regulated

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Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.

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Georgia

National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.

Türkiye

Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK/CMB) — Law No. 7518 licensing of crypto-asset service providers; CBRT 2021 crypto-payment ban

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
2 jul 2024
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Trading, holding and exchanging crypto are legal and very popular, but PAYING with crypto is BANNED (CBRT regulation in force 30 April 2021). Law No. 7518 (in force from 2 July 2024) put crypto-asset service providers under the Capital Markets Board (SPK): mandatory licensing, custody duties and minimum capital; offshore platforms targeting residents and crypto ATMs had to wind down. Classified 'legal-regulated' — trading legal and now formally supervised, payments prohibited.
02+Financial control levelGeorgiamejorLowTürkiyeModerate

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Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.

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Georgia

US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
Notas
Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.

Türkiye

Revenue Administration (GİB) — cash-payment documentation (tevsik) limit; CBRT crypto-payment ban

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Composite: the lira is freely convertible and residents may hold foreign-currency deposits/accounts and move money abroad — no hard individual capital controls. But the state exerts more control than EU peers: payments above 30,000 TRY (~$640) must be routed through banks/cards (tevsik rule); crypto payments are banned; the authorities intervene actively in the FX market and use reserve/macroprudential measures; and import de-minimis is low with high duties. Freely convertible but with a low cash-through-bank threshold and several controls → 'moderate' (stricter end).
Notas
High inflation erodes money in practice but is not a legal control. Day-to-day banking, FX purchase and transfers are unrestricted for an individual; the frictions are the low cash-routing threshold, the crypto-payment ban and occasional FX intervention.

Infraestructura

01+Domestic delivery qualityGeorgiaGoodTürkiyeGood

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Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.

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Georgia

Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.

Türkiye

Turkish carrier ecosystem — PTT + Yurtiçi/Aras/MNG/Sürat/Sendeo/HepsiJET/Trendyol Express

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive domestic courier market on the back of a huge e-commerce sector (Trendyol, Hepsiburada): PTT Kargo plus Yurtiçi, Aras, MNG, Sürat, Sendeo, HepsiJET and Trendyol Express give nationwide next-day/2-day coverage; same/next-day is normal in the big metros. Cash-on-delivery ('kapıda ödeme') is ubiquitous. Parcel-locker density is growing but below the locker-saturated benchmark, so rated 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
02+International delivery easeGeorgiamejorMinor frictionTürkiyeSignificant friction

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Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.

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Georgia

Revenue Service of Georgia — customs procedures

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Georgia is outside the EU/EAEU. Personal-import de minimis: 300 GEL (≈ $113) and ≤ 30 kg, once per calendar month, exempt; above that, 18% import VAT + 0–12% duty + a small customs fee. All major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex) present. Predictable but the low monthly de-minimis cap adds friction.

Türkiye

Türkiye Ministry of Trade — Presidential Decree lowering the import de-minimis and raising duty on personal parcels (Official Gazette, 6 Aug 2024; Dec 2024 amendment)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Cross-border inbound shipping faces heavy friction. The duty-free de-minimis was cut from €150 to €30 (in force 21 Aug 2024) and effectively ~€27 with shipping (Dec 2024); parcels are hit with a single flat customs charge of 30% of value for EU-origin goods and 60% for non-EU (plus special consumption tax where relevant). Non-EU customs clearance plus these high duties make ordering from abroad slow and expensive → 'significant-friction'. Domestic and outbound are unaffected.
03+Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadGeorgiamejor15,8Türkiye12,1

Qué mide esto

Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· Mbps, median fixed download· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.

Türkiye

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Türkiye (Asia grouping)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for TR in 2023 = 12.09 Mbps (402,083 download tests; Türkiye is filed under M-Lab's Asia (AS) continent grouping, not EU). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below marketed figures — Turkish fibre commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
Notas
The single-stream M-Lab median is low (and the lowest in the set) but reflects a consistent cross-country method, not real fibre-line speeds; Turkish fixed broadband is much faster in practice.

Idioma

01+English proficiencyGeorgiamejorHighTürkiyeLow

Qué mide esto

Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.

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Georgia

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.

Türkiye

EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.

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