ANTALYA TURKEY INSANE COST OF LIVING in 2023. DO NOT COME IF...

The cost of living in Antalya Turkey now in 2023 is the highest since 24 years.
Antalya Türkiye prices now are increasing drastically. The inflation rate in Turkey hits 83% in 2023 and the Turkish Lira is still losing value against the Euro, Pound and US dollar.
It has become hard on expats to maintain their living standards in Antalya, and it is way harder for locals.
Is it still worth it to move to Türkiye? Watch our quality video to get all the details about the updated prices and expenses of house rent, transportation (bus, taxi, scooter), cars, supermarkets, utilities, internet prices, and mobile bills.
If you are considering moving to Antalya Turkey, watch this video till the end so you can make up your mind.
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[@tiptopturkey]

Check our updated video about the cost of living & prices in Antalya - July 2023 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvRdJucfrKmaM0

[@hanialturk5981]

Prices are high everywhere you go in the world, nothing is the same before the pandemic. My wife and i we both live between Alanya Turkey and the states, we are back home now, it’s crazy here in the U.S. ….compared to the west, Turkey is almost 50% cheaper.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, you are right! Inflation is increasing worldwide and affecting many people. I agree with you that Turkey is cheaper than the west, but for the Turkish people, it is not cheap at all now. Even for the expats, it is not as before, the purchasing power is decreasing.

[@hanialturk5981]

@@tiptopturkey Indeed, it’s becoming expensive for everyone, I hope the cost problem will plateaued out.

[@tiptopturkey]

You are right! Thanks for sharing!

[@julioj.5655]

Bitcoin is the solution.

[@ipad2clippssppss]

@@julioj.5655 another crypto fan boy 😂

[@Just_passing_through23]

The meat costs as much as in Australia!?! That’s insane… I thought it was ridiculously expensive here, but turkey is way more. Our wages here are around $4000/month AU. But in Turkey I wouldn’t buy from a supermarket, I’d be buying all my food from the fresh markets every week. Supermarket just for soaps, bathroom things etc.

[@tiptopturkey]

Right, that is insane. Turkey produces only 50% of the meat and imports 50% and whatever is imported to Turkey will be expensive. I agree with you. Sometimes, the weekly bazaars are good for fresh fruits and veggies.

[@Just_passing_through23]

Hi guys! It’s been a while since I watched a video about Turkey… it’s still cheap compared to here in Sydney Australia as we pay $10/kilo AU for tomatoes as an example but still, but still it’s ridiculous how expensive Turkey has become… I made a big mistake by not buying property back in 2020 🤦🏻‍♂️ everything doubled 😢 Anyway we live and we learn…

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, welcome back! Right, prices of cars and houses have doubled and more since 2020. The strange thing is that the demand is still high with the inflated prices. The house you used to rent for USD 400 before now is USD 800.

[@Reza16888]

Good job, Bilal! Thanks for your videos.

[@KingsCrossVIP]

thank you brother great information i will look for updated information on your channel

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, you are welcome!

[@priyankarmajumder4152]

I really love the fact that Turkish people gives so much importance to their own Turkish language. It's a way to preserve your culture and be more patriotic. However, Turkish people can't also deny the fact that there's a world outside of Turkiye as well which the Turkish people have to interact with constantly for the progress of their own country. In that regard, English becomes a very important language to learn and adopt.

[@tiptopturkey]

You are right.

[@daadirabbi]

I've been to turkiye 7 times ❤️ salute you from Somali

[@tiptopturkey]

Nice! Hello from Türkiye! 😊

[@TravelWithAbed]

I noticed the prices of the fruits and vegetables at Migros are more than double or sometimes triple of the weekly Pazars here in Antalya.... The weekly Pazar is a better option to minimize expenses

[@tiptopturkey]

We noticed that several items have almost similar prices. But of course bazaars are overall cheaper than supermarkets.

[@arthurzengeler8296]

I agree, with the previous comment, that prices are 50% cheaper, than in the U.S., in the grocery store. There were a few things that were only a little cheaper than here, but many more, that were even cheaper than 50%. I'm now considering going to Antalya, so this video was very important for me to see.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, the prices you saw in this video about the cost of living are cheap with respect to now. In the last 2 months the minimum wage increased twice, VAT increased and added 6 Turkish Lira / fuel litre. The prices increased drastically and still. We will be doing a new video soon, stay tuned.

[@arthurzengeler8296]

@@tiptopturkey Thanks for telling me that. I use to go back and forth, threw Istanbul airport on my way to Kyiv, before the war. That was the only place I had been to in Turkey. Now I would like to go to Antalya and Turkey, for vacations. I'll subscribe to your channel.

[@tiptopturkey]

Welcome to our channel! Turkey is worth visiting, hope you'll enjoy it!

[@aurianaramoscorrea675]

Great video, super explanatory and realistic! Thanks

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@BrazilianLivingAbroad]

Thank you for the thorough report, Bilal and Nathalie. Prices here in the US have skyrocketed too, especially with the groceries and monthly rent. I believe that it's happened everywhere. And, beautiful couple, congratulations for the new baby Milano. God bless your family 🙏

[@tiptopturkey]

Thank you! God bless you too! 😊 True, prices are skyrocketing everywhere in the world.

[@Flingafu]

Thank you for these amazing videos Bilal, you are preparing my future life quite well🤩💜

[@tiptopturkey]

Thanks for your sweet comment. Glad you like our videos. 😊

[@dani64546]

Thanks bro. Very detailed information. May Allah bless you. Keep it up

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked the video! Thanks a lot! 😊

[@mirzabaig6767]

Really nice video, gr8 peace of info tnx

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@saleemakhtar87]

Thanks for your detailed costing, much appreciated from Toronto Canada

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad it's useful! 😊

[@celltech2675]

Nice video, very valuable informations. And "Alla y3aychou " !

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! Thanks a lot! 😊

[@vintage1900]

I hope inflation levels out in Turkey and and all over the rest of the world as well. It's getting hard everywhere especially since Covid.

[@TravelWithAbed]

Mabrouk for the New Baby Born "Milano" .... Wishing him Health and Happiness

[@tiptopturkey]

Thanks a lot! 😊 God bless you!

[@Bbb3b2024]

It is not cheap like before yes but is better price then Germany where 1kg paprika cost 9€ and 3 rooms cost 800-1000€....I love Antalya is even now cheaper then germany or miami

[@tiptopturkey]

Thank you for your comment! 😊You are right! Antalya will always be cheaper than Germany and Miami, but compared to the salaries in Antalya, it is very expensive nowadays, where the minimum Net wage is €407 and a big portion of the nation gets this amount.

[@TolgaKarlilar]

@@tiptopturkey A big % of the nation appears to get that amount, but there is a huge shadow market in Turkiye and most people I know have some additional untaxed income or rental property, and house ownership is quite high. Not many people work for minimum wage in Istanbul, for example, and if you're a professional, like a software developer you can make thousands of Euros a month. I know people in hospitals, and doctors get paid quite well these days. The problem with Turks, in my experience, is they are very picky with jobs and they do not want to clean or work in construction and refugees do those lower-level jobs at a much lower rate or minimum wage. Most young people are chasing that European or American dream instead. And yes this is the reality despite the economic crisis and currency collapse and that is also how you get high unemployment. (I'm a left-liberal pro-Ataturk type of person and no Erdo supporter, but this is how I see it when I observe different people). And finally, Antalya is not really the place to make money imo, if you are working for someone.

[@wisikahn]

Wage can't catch up the inflation in Turkiye.. Devaluation of Lira reaches 27 for a dollar today, Sept. 2023. Too sad for the ordinary people suffering this insane consumer prices...

[@tiptopturkey]

Totally right!

[@dragasan]

This war has caused a lot of problems in Georgia Republic too. It's just crazy! Thank God I bought my Turkish apartment before the war.

[@tiptopturkey]

Good for you that you got an apartment in Turkey early.

[@dragasan]

@@tiptopturkey yes, in July 2021. :)

[@tiptopturkey]

👍😊

[@monikawaldhauser8192]

The sanctions have caused the problems.

[@joannetucker1538]

Great video do helpful

[@tiptopturkey]

Thank you! Glad you like it.

[@annieg.7051]

Great video. Thank you from USA.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, Glad you liked it!😊

[@ayyubkhan3321]

Good Information Thanx 👍

[@tiptopturkey]

You're welcome! 😊

[@afrozahmed5894]

Thanks a lot very informative ❤

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! 😊Please check the new video because prices increased a lot since this was posted. Video link is in the pinned comment.

[@TK-76054]

WOW! That meal would be 50% less in Izmir.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, 😊 when did you visit Izmir? Because prices are always increasing. The chicken plate price here is 150 TL. In fact, almost all restaurants in Antalya have such prices. Last year, we've been to Izmir and we have paid prices similar to Antalya's. We also found that Çeşme and Alaçati were the most expensive of all the places we visited in Turkey.

[@TK-76054]

@@tiptopturkey I was there January and last August.

[@tiptopturkey]

Thanks for sharing this with us. That is surprising, maybe in Izmir the prices didn't hike the same way as in Antalya.

[@TK-76054]

@@tiptopturkey - I just left Izmir. Inflation caught up between January and now. Prices for food is now horrible.

[@tiptopturkey]

This was expected. Prices are increasing like crazy everyweek.

[@foodlover1211]

Very informative video love it

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@rogermichaelwillis6425]

My rent, in Istanbul, went up 500% in two years.

[@tiptopturkey]

Wow! That's too much! Ours went 500% in 4 years.

[@bashirahmedpakistanzindhab339]

Thanks brother

[@tiptopturkey]

Welcome!

[@MrColey786]

Hi really informative video, I'm flying to antalya this week and was wondering if you could advise on what milk is similar to the one we have in uk, usually it's cows whole milk or semi skimmed, any suggestions please ??

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, thank you! You can check Migros brand it is not expensive and look for süt(milk) "yağli" full fat or "yağsız" skimmed milk. Içim and Pinar are also good brands. Enjoy your trip!

[@MrColey786]

@@tiptopturkey Thanks 😊

[@tiptopturkey]

You're welcome! 😊

[@steadylearner1]

Thank you so much for the price survey. You did a great job! Do you plan to do the same for Ankara? Now I am a subscriber. From Chicago, USA.

[@tiptopturkey]

Thank you and welcome to our channel! 😊 Prices in Ankara are almost similar to Antalya. You can check Sahibinden.com for houses/apartments prices in both areas. If you would like to know more about Ankara, please check this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4CXi6itlLSeqpI

[@turkeyjobsprovider]

Thanks

[@tiptopturkey]

You're welcome!

[@Fiola_M]

Very informative video..prices are insane in Canada..everywhere is expensive now..post pandemic plan to increase inflation and not increase wages..this is the new global epidemic!

[@tiptopturkey]

Glad you liked it! You are right, prices are getting expensive every where, but I believe different countries are affected less than Turkey as the minimum wage is low and prices are being similar to europe in many things. Also it is known with inflation that some items might get cheaper if you are using for currency but not in Turkey. For example here cars price are increasing drastically,, you buy a car for USD10,000, next year you sell it for USD 15,000 where I am still sutprised how they are managing to buy the cars. It is worse now since I published the video, 1 USD is equiv. To 26.14 TL.

[@Fiola_M]

@@tiptopturkey Honestly brother..my ford suv which is 4 years old is worth more than what i paid..this was never the case in Canada ever..cars used to depreciate..something strange is happening..the pandemic is over but there are still shortages. A wealthy nation like Canada now has a third of the population dependent on food banks..I feel for the Turkish ppl and all of the Middle east and africa..south asia as well..none of this is good!

[@mirzabaig6767]

Can u do video for an area where mostly turks live in antalya

[@tiptopturkey]

We will try. Turks are living in the same areas of the expats, but as anywhere else, some neighbourhoods have only locals.

[@HaroonKhan-lu4xu]

It's worldwide inflation same everywhere. People who have not travelled don't understand this they think it's just their government.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, indeed inflation is in all the world, but still different rates from country to country.

[@Concrete_Crescent]

This is not fair to the turksih people. Thank you for this video

[@tiptopturkey]

Right! You're welcome!

[@monikawaldhauser8192]

❤ your video! Prices are still great... in all aspects, for us. We are very sad 😢 prices are so high for all of you. Almost impossible!😳 ... Could you provide prices for purchasing bikes or Ebikes and if securing/chaining them while shopping/eating is available ( bike rack or are we allowed to use signposts etc) at the main spots? Can we bring to beach spots etc. ? ....... Gigabytes pronounced as: the 1st G should be the same as your 2nd g ...in how you are currently saying it. 😉😉😉😉😉👍

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, glad you liked our video!😊 Prices are now much higher since we made this video. We already made another updated video from 2 months. Now supermarket prices are even higher. This is the video link if you would like to check it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvRdJucfrKmaM0 For bikes there are racks to park them at many places like infront of malls etc. You can chain it to anything, nobody will ask you. You can take it to the beach or anywhere. Prices for bicycles start from around USD 200 and upwards. E-bike starts from around USD 600. Keep in mind the rate of bicycle theft in Antalya is high, so always keep an eye on it. As for gigabyte, both pronunciations are correct, check Merriam-Webster 😉👍.

[@MrSachinkashid]

Thanks for sharing the information about the living cost in Turkey. Your videos are very informative. I have a question what is the living cost in Ankara for a single person without rent? The living standard is normal, and no smoking or drinking.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, glad you liked it! Groceries are almost the same everywhere in Turkey. During our visit to Ankara in the city center, we found it more expensive regarding outings in mid range restaurants, but also with more international cuisines and restaurants than Antalya. I am not sure how much much it costs for a single person, if you want check the supermarket prices at the end of the video so you can have a better idea. Also, we filmed a new video since prices changed too much from the time of this video, especially with the high inflation and increase in USD rate versus the Turkish Lira. This is the new video link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvRdJucfrKmaM0

[@MrSachinkashid]

@@tiptopturkey Thanks

[@DanteAlexander-q5e]

Thank you for sharing

[@tiptopturkey]

You're welcome!

[@UK7868]

Salaam I am from UK, if I wanted to buy a property in Turkey can you please advise trusted brokers brother?

[@ubaidullah7772]

How much a 3-bedroom house costs in Antalya? I live in US and seriously considering moving to Antalya on retirement.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, are you asking about renting or buying? The prices have increased a lot since we published this video.

[@megs4356]

Hi, what is the name of the restaurant you went to on the cliff by the beach? It is beautiful! Thank you

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, it's Hayal Kahvesi. You can find many similar restaurants on this cliff.

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

Thank you for an excellent video. Do you recommend a foreigner buy an apartment? The currency seems to be collapsing

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, glad you liked it! Well, it was a good opportunity for people who bought last year or before and the people who bought last year said it could have been better if they also bought the year before. As I've heard from a friend working in the real estate, housing sales are down but rentals are very high. Usually, the price of houses is tied to the USD, so if the Turkish Lira loses more value against foreign currencies, it would be good to buy now, but nobody knows. Also, for foreigners, note that not all areas are allowed to get a residence permit if you buy a house.

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

@@tiptopturkey thanks for the detailed reply.

[@tiptopturkey]

You're welcome!

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

@@tiptopturkeyyes, one thing prospective foreign buyers need to know is in order to get automatic residence when buying a property in Turkey then the seller needs to be Turkish. It’s still straightforward to get residency as a foreigner but the process is a little more complicated and there are costs involved (any local lawyer approved by the Turkish bar can assist here).

[@nicolascas2380]

How can You Say that Your rent is went up to 50 %if salary are the same 😄

[@juanvivasp]

Good morning Bilal! Thank you very much for this video, I have an important question that your answer would help me a lot I understand what you comment, that it is not worth going to work in Antalya because of inflation, but you know that there are hotels that pay everything for you, plane ticket, visa, lodging, food and transportation, leaving you free salary (could be about 500$ I understand), being that you could save 500$ monthly, I don't know if you pay tax for that, but still it is a good opportunity to save money, still it would not be worth it? If this information is not correct, I apologize in advance, thank you very much for your videos

[@tiptopturkey]

Good morning, you are welcome! Since we published this video, we did another one because the prices increased a lot where many things multiplied 2 or 3 times. Well, if you are able to save USD 500 good for you. But, I think they will be covering everything inside the hotel but your life outside, I believe it is on your own expenses. Then, the USD 500 saving will be less. Good luck with your journey! Yes, there is income tax with salary brackets.

[@juanvivasp]

@@tiptopturkey Thank you so much for your answer!

[@tiptopturkey]

You are welcome!😊

[@juanvivasp]

@@tiptopturkey Oh btw i wanted to ask too, Antalya is a safe city? Like, you can walk at night without a problem?

[@tiptopturkey]

Yes, you can. It's very safe.

[@tyronekeogh5561]

Can you use English money in turkey

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi! In touristic areas, they accept Euro or USD. But I think GBP is less common. It is better to exchange once you reach Turkey.

[@ipad2clippssppss]

Hi Mr. Bilal. New Sub here. Thanks fo rthe lovely vlog. Are you from Lebanon by any chance? Cheers.

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, thank you! we are glad you like our channel! Yes, we are Lebanese living in Antalya.

[@ipad2clippssppss]

​@@tiptopturkeyThat's cool. Nice meeting you. Mohamed here.

[@tiptopturkey]

Nice meeting you too, Mohamed!

[@ipad2clippssppss]

Samewise, Bilal - We are a Lebanese-Ukrainian couple, pondering over a move to either Istanbul or Alanya over the next Spring. Still rummmaging through some websites :)@@tiptopturkey

[@tiptopturkey]

Note that Istanbul is now closed for all residence permits. Alanya is a nice option. Also in Alanya, some neighbourhoods are closed, so make sure to know them before renting or buying.

[@robinhazell6019]

Is there a chance of finding a job as an English Teacher at a languag center or school?

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, yes you can, but not easy and they require IELTS or other certificates. Also salaries are not good enough.

[@Polandsyndromebodybuilding]

The taxis are a lot more expensive brother.

[@tiptopturkey]

You are right, since the video was published it changed a lot.

[@angelicaorellana2273]

Hi you live in Antalya /?/ if is so how l can contac you?? l plan to visit a friend in Antalya; and for sure l will need help specially with the languge

[@tiptopturkey]

Hi, sorry can't help in this regard. Enjoy your trip!

[@ramopresa9290]

itimi baglasam durmaz antalyada !!!!!!!!