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@cdw057

Your post is more about 'increases in the cost of living'. However it is useful

If I buy a 3 bed apartment in Antalya it will be approx 150,000 euro for 160m2 and that's a furnished place, approx 45% cheaper than the UK. If I rent the same apartment it will be around 1200 euro per month.

As to the price of meat, can I ask when you last bought any in your home country? Simply because here in the UK are approx:

Sirloin steak = £22/25e per kilo

T-bone = £26/30e per kg

Fillet = £32/37e per kg

3 x chickens £15/18e

Here in the UK I buy all of the above from a wholesale butcher for around half the prices shown above. But I do buy in bulk and have a chest freezer in my garage....am unsure if I'll have the facility to do the same in Antalya.

I can only speak as a tourist atm but have found the cost of fish/seafood/fruit/vegetables (if bought at markets) to be less than half the cost of here in the UK  additionally in Turkey they are FAR fresher. Not found a meat market in Turkey as yet 😞

In alcohol I usually only drink French wine with the odd shot of JD at the weekend.  Naturally I would expect to pay more for these in Turkey purely duento supply chain costs. Naturally, I simply could get used to Raki and Turkish wine 😫

The link below (whilst not including Turkey) may be useful.

When I have googled Alanya vs my town , the cost of living is 62% cheaper in Alanya.

Have a great weekend 😀

I have to say for 150 m2 the price is not too bad at all. Depends where the location is, walking distance to everything, restaurants, but the price looks attactive (what is the age of the building)

@marktmorgan You seem to be very serious, that is good

I am serious, there's nothing left for me in the UK now..and it's all political correctness, WOKE, gender pronouns and identifying as a cucumber 😀

Just a quick follow up on this general topic, the GBP/USB/EUR vs TL rate has shot up in recent months, for example I was in Turkey earlier this year and it was 22TL for 1GBP, last time I checked it was around 33/34TL. Does that mean it's actually better if you're using DOL/GBP/EUR from abroad and converting into TL? Is it actually cheaper than 9-12 months ago if you're traveling there as tourist/nomad and converting your own currency into TL as you go and spending? Or would you say about the same in cost of living for foreigners vs the start of the year?

Really liked Turkey when I was there in first quarter, thinking of coming back in Aug/Sep. How have travelers found the cost of living changes, if at all?

Thanks

@bus5ojp

My personal observation is that despite the fact the USD has been gaining (strengthening) against the TL in the exchange rate, the net effect relative to inflation still has a negative effect on buying power for tourists visiting Turkey. The basis of my comment is the higher cost of lodging and restaurants in dollars from my visit two years ago versus this past spring. I also remember being amazed with the cost of a crate of peaches (approx 20 count) several years ago of roughly $3 or $3.5 which I'm certain is much higher today. Ultimately, for expats, the cost of living is roughly a quarter of what it is here in the USA. For me, what lures me to Turkey is the much much higher quality of life in Turkey, the warmth and hospitality of Turkish people and the beauty of the country, not to mention the food. The US is not trending positively socially or politically with untenable gun violence, crime, divisiveness, and many many more ills which I cannot compromise myself to continue living here.

After the sale of my home I'll have £300k GBP (10m TRL) in my bank account,  plus a pension of £28k (800k TRL per annum after UK tax

I was in Turkey in May 23 and the exchange rate was 24/1 TRL/GBP

What concerns me is the posts about residency if I rent. Which is what I want to do in Antalya until I find somewhere to settle.

I am 58 and could retire BUT I have been offered a job in tourism paying £25k pa (860k TRL)

Is it likely I'll be refused residency?

Oh, like my home town Antalya is also setved by an international airport but google tells me that the cost of living is 68% cheaper in Turkey 🇹🇷 😑 😅

@marktmorgan Did you already buy a property in Turkey, 28 K per year sounds very very fine. 300 K in the bank even better, but if you still have to buy a property?

@Gino_C What to me in in Turkey is also good is the low, very low level of direct crime (mugging, pick pocketing, ...)

@marktmorgan for 1 person to buy something for GBP 100 K should be easy, still 200 K left in the bank account.

@cdw057

Yes particularly noteworthy is that at night, on any day of the week, families and youth in Turkey go out for socializing/shopping without any fear of harm.  It's very engaging for someone from the US since, most communities here shut down around 6pm and everyone closes themselves in their home. It's too dangerous to visit downtown Minneapolis at night.  It's a tad bit of a boring life.