Cost of Living in Fethiye, 🇹🇷 Turkey - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 7 8 16 18 $646 $444 $707 $364 $72

Utilities 17 18 — $41 $49 $32 —

Internet & Mobile 3 4 5 $14 $30 $44 $30 $1

Groceries 9 10 18 $110 $271 $542 $188 $8

Transportation 1 2 14 $91 $79 $282 $40 $18

Dining Out 9 18 $560 $210 $497 $68 $48

Leisure Activities 11 12 18 $250 $199 $480 $78 $27

Health Insurance 15 $63 $50 $147 $27 —

Visa & Legal Fees 20 — $25 $86 — —

Total $1,734 $1,349 $2,834 $827 $174

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 7 8 16 $404.00 $373 – $787 per month

Coworking Space 6 $242.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 7 8 16 $646.00 $505 – $909 per month

Coliving Space 7 8 $323.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 $2.77 per cup

Beer 18 $3.26 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 9 18 $8.49 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 18 $7.87 per meal

Apples 10 18 $1.30 per kg

Bread 18 $1.10 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.86 per liter

Rice 10 18 $1.49 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 18 $8.14 per kg

Beef 18 $21.40 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 $13.10 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 9 18 $54.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 18 $0.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 14 $3.03 per trip

Taxi per km 14 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 2 — per month

Gasoline 21 19 $1.54 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 14 $8.08 per trip

Scooter Rental 26 18 $30.27 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $14.13 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 4 $15.94 per month

Gym Membership 11 $70.63 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 18 $8.07 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $36.33 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 18 $7.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 18 $14.13 per pair

Summer Dress 18 $45.00 per dress

Running Shoes 27 18 $26.03 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 18 $10.09 per visit

Laundry 18 $5.05 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 18 $18.60 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $1.96 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 49.5525 TRY on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Lisbon, Sofia, Tbilisi, Istanbul

MUTTAŞ Muğla toplu taşıma ücret tarifesi PDF (indi-bindi 42 TL A grubu)Official
Muğla UKOME May 2026 — Fethiye hatları indi-bindi 42 TL sivilSecondary
Turkcell Hazır Kart Fırsat 10 GB 700 TL/4 haftaOfficial
Turkcell Superbox Dijitale Özel 100 GB 790 TL/ayOfficial
Turkcell Tourist Welcome Pack 1.800 TL/28 günOfficial
Lokal Coworking Fethiye esnek masa 12.000 TL/ayOfficial
Emlakjet Fethiye kiralık daire bandı (Ekim 2026)Listings
Findallrentals Muğla 1BR Fethiye örnek 20.000 TL/ayListings
HMC Kebap Fethiye pide menüsü 300–900 TLOfficial
BİM aktüel süt, Baldo pirinç 5 kg 369 TL, çıtır tavuk bonfile 320 g 129 TL (25 Eki 2026)Official
Hangar Gym Fethiye 1 ay üyelik 3.500 TLOfficial
Paribu Cineverse 2D 160 TL (Çarşamba kampanya 2026)Official
ADÜ hastanesi İç Hastalıkları özel muayene 716 TL (1 Oca 2026)Official
Muğla taksi 150 TRY açılış + 50 TRY/km (Şub 2026)Secondary
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 / 4 haftaOfficial
Merkez mobilyalı 1+1 39.000 TL/ayListings
EPDK Nisan 2026 mesken ~3,24 TL/kWh (KDV dahil, kademe 1)Secondary
Livingcost.org Fethiye cross-check (gıda, kira, ulaşım)Index
Turkey benzin USD 1,61/L (19 Eki 2026)Index
UK FCDO Turkey 90/180-day visa-free visitsOfficial
EPDK bülteni kurşunsuz 95 oktan 76,27 TL/L (25 Eki 2026)Secondary
Fethiye Dürüm BK Whopper Menü 390 TL (Erasta)Listings
LC Waikiki erkek jean 699,99 TLOfficial
Migros Toptan Kardelen su 1,5 L 8,90 TLOfficial
Formen Fethiye modern saç kesimi 500–700 TLOfficial
Levent Rent A Car Kymco Agility 125 — 7+ gün 500 TL/günListings
Decathlon Kiprun Jogflow 100.1 1.290 TLOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1083.44 646
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 507.86 404
- Apples 1.02 1.3
- Beef 14.67 21.4
- Beer 3.27 3.26
40 more changes
- Bread 0.34 1.1
- Chicken Fillets 6.32 8.14
- Cinema Ticket 5.64 7.62
- Coffee 2.48 2.77
- Coliving Space 722.29 323
- Coworking Space 124.14 242.17
- Dining Out local 72.23, nomad 767.44, expat 316, family 496.58, tourist 63.2 local 68, nomad 560, expat 210, family 497, tourist 48
- Doctor Visit (GP) 49.66 18.6
- Fast Food Combo 7.22 7.87
- Gasoline 1.31 1.54
- Groceries local 214.43, nomad 90.29, expat 270.86, family 541.72, tourist 7.9 local 188, nomad 110, expat 271, family 542, tourist 7.9
- Gym Membership 40.63 70.63
- Haircut 10.16 10.09
- Health Insurance local 27.09, nomad 58.69, expat 49.66, family 146.72, tourist 0 local 27, nomad 62.72, expat 50, family 147, tourist 0
- Housing local 406.29, nomad 948.01, expat 564.29, family 1015.73, tourist 79 local 364, nomad 646, expat 444, family 707, tourist 72
- Internet & Mobile local 14.67, nomad 40.63, expat 21.44, family 40.63, tourist 1.35 local 30.07, nomad 14.13, family 44.26, tourist 1.21
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 16.93 15.94
- Jeans 40.63 14.13
- Laundry 9.03 5.05
- Leisure Activities local 33.86, nomad 270.86, expat 169.29, family 338.58, tourist 27.09 local 78, nomad 250, expat 199, family 480, tourist 27
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.9 8.49
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.63 54.1
- Milk 0.95 0.86
- Mobile Plan 12.41 14.13
- Monthly Transport Pass 21.44 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.32 1.96
- Rice 1.47 1.49
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.97 8.08
- Running Shoes 85.77 26.03
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 31.6 36.33
- Scooter Rental 16.93 30.27
- Summer Dress 27.09 45
- Taxi Start 1.02 3.03
- Taxi per km 0.79 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.54 8.07
- Transportation local 40.63, nomad 101.57, expat 79, family 282.15, tourist 19.19 local 40, nomad 91, expat 79, family 282, tourist 18
- Utilities local 63.2, nomad 0, expat 79, family 139.94, tourist 0 local 31.9, nomad 0, expat 40.6, family 49.2, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 24.83, family 85.77 local 0, expat 25, family 86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.41 0.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.41 13.1
Monthly Transport Pass value removed (no monthly Muğla Kart product); Transportation local still uses 31×42 TL indi-bindi (muttas.com.tr).

Fethiye cost of living