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Cost of living and expenses in Turkey
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Turkey?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Turkey, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Turkey
(The last update: 5 days ago)
Currency in Turkey Turkish lira (TRY). For 10 US dollars you can get 345 Turkish Lira. For 100 US dollars you can get 3.45 thousand Turkish Lira. And the other way around: For 100 Turkish Lira you can get 2.9 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Turkey
What are the different prices in the cities in Turkey? Look here: Prices in cities in Turkey
Prices: Adana Ankara Antalya Bursa Istanbul İzmir Mersin Samsun Eskişehir Kayseri
fees
$57 ($30 - $101)
72% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$9.7 ($7.2 - $14.5)
86% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$42 ($17.4 - $78)
19% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$620
86% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$518 ($290 - $870)
71% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$609 ($377 - $1.1K)
75% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Turkey:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.49 (TRY 17)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $34 (TRY 1.18K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1 (TRY 39)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $39.1K (TRY 1.35M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $518 (TRY 17.9K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $363 (TRY 12.5K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $895 (TRY 30.9K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $609 (TRY 21K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $57 (TRY 1.96K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $9.7 (TRY 333)
- numb_34 $7.1 (TRY 245)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $42 (TRY 1.46K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $33 (TRY 1.12K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $79 (TRY 2.73K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $70 (TRY 2.41K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $39.6K (TRY 1.37M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $337 (TRY 11.6K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.79K (TRY 61.6K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.87K (TRY 237K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.09K (TRY 37.6K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $620 (TRY 21.4K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 34%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.93 (TRY 32)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.66 (TRY 23)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $7.4 (TRY 254)
Price changes in previous years in Turkey
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $41(TRY 1.4K), 2011: $63(TRY 2.17K), 2012: $95(TRY 3.27K), 2013: $90(TRY 3.1K), 2014: $89(TRY 3.08K), 2015: $119(TRY 4.11K), 2016: $146(TRY 5.03K), 2017: $162(TRY 5.58K), and 2018: $173(TRY 5.97K)
Have earnings increased in Turkey?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $37(TRY 1.29K), 2011: $45(TRY 1.57K), 2012: $53(TRY 1.81K), 2013: $46(TRY 1.6K), 2014: $48(TRY 1.64K), 2015: $54(TRY 1.88K), 2016: $61(TRY 2.1K), 2017: $65(TRY 2.26K), and 2018: $69(TRY 2.39K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $4.2(TRY 144), 2011: $6.4(TRY 222), 2012: $6.1(TRY 209), 2013: $6.2(TRY 213), 2014: $6.5(TRY 224), 2015: $7.6(TRY 261), 2016: $8(TRY 275), 2017: $8.6(TRY 297), and 2018: $9.5(TRY 326)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $1.2(TRY 42), 2011: $1.5(TRY 50), 2012: $1.5(TRY 53), 2013: $1.7(TRY 58), 2014: $1.7(TRY 57), 2015: $1.6(TRY 55), 2016: $1.6(TRY 57), 2017: $1.9(TRY 66), and 2018: $2.3(TRY 80)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Turkey in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $2.2(TRY 76), 2011: $3.5(TRY 120), 2012: $3.7(TRY 128), 2013: $3.6(TRY 126), 2014: $3.7(TRY 126), 2015: $3.9(TRY 133), 2016: $4.1(TRY 140), 2017: $4.5(TRY 154), and 2018: $5.3(TRY 182)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$0.83 ($0.58 - $1.4)
83% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.4 ($0.23 - $0.87)
81% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$5.8 ($4.9 - $7.2)
by half less than in United States
wine
$8.7 ($4.9 - $14.5)
by half less than in United States
fees
$57 ($30 - $101)
72% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$620
86% is less expensive than in United States