Living in Türkiye November 2024

Fandango2020 Active member

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last year

Hello All,

We all know and feel the high cost of living in Türkiye now. Inflation is very bad everywhere in the world.

However, Expat couples can still live great for a minimum of $2,000 per month considering they own their apartment (Home) if you rent an apartment, then you'll need at least $2,500, it may reach $3,000 per month if the couple buy local health insurance and or spend on other activities.

if you have 2 to 4 kids then you may need around $4,000 per month to cover private schools, and other spending if needed.

Türkiye is still a nice, safe and cheap place to retire in, it will be better if they remove the current residant visa obstacles.

Overall, it is still way cheaper than Europe, Canada and America.

Best Wishes

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cdw057 ViP

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last year

@Fandango2020

If you live here full time I would definitely advice health insurance (a serious one)

I had given my comments before (EUR 3K per month) for good living, often dismissed, true EUR 3 K is quite a bit, but all inclusive it might be needed (also healthcare).

Life is good but not cheap at might expected. Turkey prefers expats who spend, not poor retirees from Germany. Cruel, but that the way it is.

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