How Cheap is Koycegiz

[melek]

For those of you considering living here permanently, I thought I would run through some of the costs involved. I live by myself with my dog in a three storey Triplex with air-conditioning. I use the air-con regularly all year round for both cooling off and heating the house during the winter.

Utility Bills

Water bill 17.00 ytl for 2 months
Electricy 58.00 ytl for 2 months
Council Tax, around 15 ytl per tapu, per 6 months

Phone bill 7.00 ytl (line rental charge per month)
Digiturk Sat TV 29.10 ytl per month (basic package)

Food & Drink

1 Kilo potatoes 0.50 Ytl
1 kilo mushrooms 4.00 ytl
1 kilo chicken 6.00 ytl
1 kilo fillet steak 18.00 ytl
1 kilo mince meat 12.00 ytl
Bread 0.25 ytl

White wine (Dolca) 7-8.00 ytl
White wine (Kavak) 8-9.00 ytl
White wine (Cankaya) 10-12 ytl
Beer 2.00 ytl
Brandy (bottle) 34.00 ytl

The prices above are what you can find in most supermarkets, they do vary from market to market, so its worth shopping around. As you can see, prices are a great deal cheaper than in the uk.

Sarah

[koycegizlad]

Thanks Sarah for the advice, but if you don't work your money out in Turkish Lira (new turkish Lira is now called YTL Yeni Turkish Lira), it may help to know this. YTL are similar to the pounds and pence in the uk. We have 29.30 ytl i.e. 29 Ytl and 30 Kurus.

Last year the exchange rate varied on a daily basis, between 2.30 ytl to the pound and 2.70 ytl. This year the average is around 2.50 ytl to the pound.

These price guides may be of help.

5.00 ytl is equal to 2.00 pound
10.00 ytl is equal to 4.00 pound
20.00 ytl is equal to 8.00 pound
100.00 ytl is equal to 40.00 pound
1000.00 ytl is equal to 400.00 pound

If you work from these averages, even though the exchange rate changes, you will always be about right.

Bulent ;D