In this article I’m going to talk about monthly budget for living in Turkey in 2022.
IMPORTANT. This article about cost of living in Antalya, Turkey was written in March 2022. By the time you are reading this the prices in Turkish Lira increased a lot due to high inflation in Turkey. Subscribe to my FREE newsletter if you want to be notified when I will release an update on prices in Turkey.
Our last month’s budget for 2 people is about 19 000 TL $1400 / €1200
Further in the article all the prices will be in local currency, Turkish Lira, as of March 2022. Watch the video if you want the conversion to USD, EUR, GBP or use a currency converter website/app.
I will to show how much we are spending on rent / bills / groceries / going out and some extras like healthcare, car rent or shopping.
I will show you how much you can expect to spend on basic needs and on some extras, so you can get the feeling of how much you will be spending if your lifestyle is different from mine.
TOTAL SPENDING BREAKDOWN
12 000 TL – ONLY rent, utilities, groceries and eating out for 2 persons
I am living with my husband in a 1+1 apartment, which means it has one bedroom and one living room. We’re living in quite a touristy (which makes it expensive) city Antalya, about 15 minutes walk from the beach in a quite expensive by local standards area. We cook at home, but also go out for coffee and for dinner from time to time.
Our total expenses are closer to 16 -20 000 TL/month for 2 persons (on average). That if you include expenses for taxi/renting a car for a couple of days, buying clothes or personal items.
We lived in Turkey for a year and this was our average budget.
But yours might be different depending on your personal situation on whether you’re living alone or with the family.
If you are a student, live in a shared apartment, only cook at home and use public transport – it’s probably possible to live on 4000TL/month.
If you’re a professional, single, in your 30s living alone your budget might be 10 000 TL/month and higher.
Rent | Cost of Living in Turkey
Update. Rent prices are much higher now
Our rent is 4000 TL, but we rented in October 2021. Since then prices went up even more, especially for tourists/foreigners in areas closer to the beach. So if you’re on a very tight budget, look for an apartment where Turkish families live, further from the beach. In Antalya it’s Kepez.
How to rent an apartment long-term in Turkey (Turkiye)
But if you want to enjoy a comfortable apartment with walking distance to the sea, your budget in 2022 will be starting at:
5 000-7000TL (360USD/320EUR – 500USD/450EUR) yearly rent,
6 500 -10 000 TL // 400-650 EUR (monthly rent on airbnb).
sahibinden 5000 – 7000 TL 360USD/320EUR – 500USD/450EUR
airbnb 400-650 EUR
Bills: water, electricity etc | Cost of Living in Turkey
Bills are relatively low in Turkey, compared to Western Europe. Although the electricity bills increased significantly.
- electricity 130 TL (can be musch higher, ours is relatively low)
- water 120 TL
- gas 275 TL
- cleaning 250TL / 1+1 apartment
- wifi 150 TL 9.54 EUR/11USD
- mobile phone (calls, messages, data) 150tl for 2 people 9.54 EUR/11USD
Groceries + Personal hygene and Eating out | Cost of Living in Turkey
Supermarkets (migros) 4000 TL // 100-300 TL almost every day (meat, veggies, personal hygene etc)
Eating out 2500TL // 40 TL (coffee+sandwich) – 80 TL (meal + coffee), 350TL (restaurant 2 meals, 2 drinks, tea and 1 desert)
Alcohol – 100TL bottle wine, locak beer starts at 12-22 TL for a small bottle.
Food delivery in Turkey: https://www.yemeksepeti.com/
Transportation | Cost of Living in Turkey
Most of the time in Antalya, Turkey we use local buses or taxis. They are affordable, although like in every big city during rush hours the traffic is bad.
- bus AntalyaCard 50TL/month
- taxi 600 TL
- car rent 325TL/day, 500 USD/month
Online shopping (clothes, electronics) | Cost of Living in Turkey
To order clothes, cosmetics, electronics etc in Turkey I use this website
To translate the wesite you can use Google Chrome.
Personal Expenses | Cost of Living in Turkey
Shopping (clothes etc) 1000 TL 72usd/64eur
Shopping in Turkey (clothes, cosmetics, shoes etc) is very affordable. Most affordable from all other countries where I’ve lived (Europe and Asia). Every Mall would have local Turkish brands, which will be the cheapest – LC Waikiki, Koton, DeFacto, MUDO and others. Both low-budget and more expensive brands.
Health:
- insurance 1000TL / year / person
- dentist 500TL-750TL teeth cleaning /1 person
- haircut 150 TL
