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

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 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 1 2 $989 $363 $565 $303 $50

Utilities 18 5 — $70 $100 $40 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 8 $14 $30 $44 $30 $1

Groceries 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 $115 $260 $700 $190 $8

Transportation 3 4 19 $108 $64 $146 $28 $12

Dining Out 5 15 $436 $145 $150 $54 $25

Leisure Activities 16 4 $73 $58 $250 $24 $11

Health Insurance 20 21 $63 $70 $180 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 23 24 $28 $55 $140 — —

Total $1,826 $1,115 $2,275 $669 $109

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 $303.00 $222 – $525 per month

Coworking Space $94.80 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 1 $989.00 $756 – $1,092 per month

Coliving Space $349.86 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 15 $4.94 per cup

Beer 5 $1.84 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 $7.40 per meal

Fast Food Combo 5 $5.37 per meal

Apples 10 5 $1.61 per kg

Bread 5 $0.50 per loaf

Milk 13 5 $1.11 per liter

Rice 14 5 $1.74 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 5 $5.44 per kg

Beef 12 5 $15.13 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 5 $6.42 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $18.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.22 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $1.82 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.47 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 — per month

Gasoline 19 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $9.18 per trip

Scooter Rental $2.71 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $14.13 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 5 $15.94 per month

Gym Membership $36.11 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.93 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $36.33 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $3.23 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 5 $40.50 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $26.23 per dress

Running Shoes 5 $60.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 5 $4.05 per visit

Laundry 22 $1.15 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $30.27 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 5 $1.98 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 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 Istanbul, Ankara, Kayseri, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 722.29 989
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 417.58 303
- Apples 1.02 1.61
- Beef 16.93 15.13
- Beer 3.16 1.84
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- Bread 0.41 0.5
- Chicken Fillets 7.22 5.44
- Cinema Ticket 4.97 3.23
- Coffee 2.6 4.94
- Dining Out local 79, nomad 722.29, expat 327.29, family 406.29, tourist 63.2 local 54, nomad 436, expat 145, family 150, tourist 25
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.63 30.27
- Fast Food Combo 8.58 5.37
- Gasoline 1.41 1.5
- Groceries local 214.43, nomad 101.57, expat 282.15, family 632.01, tourist 6.77 local 190, nomad 115, expat 260, family 700, tourist 7.9
- Haircut 10.16 4.05
- Health Insurance local 27.09, nomad 54.17, expat 72.23, family 191.86, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 70, family 180, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 316, nomad 857.73, expat 496.58, family 722.29, tourist 94.8 local 303, nomad 989, expat 363, family 565, tourist 50
- Internet & Mobile local 14.67, nomad 40.63, expat 24.83, family 49.66, tourist 3.39 local 30.07, nomad 14.13, family 44.2, tourist 1.21
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13.09 15.94
- Jeans 41.76 40.5
- Laundry 0.9 1.15
- Leisure Activities local 33.86, nomad 191.86, expat 135.43, family 214.43, tourist 27.09 local 24, nomad 73, expat 58, family 250, tourist 11
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.9 7.4
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31.6 18.3
- Milk 1.08 1.11
- Mobile Plan 10.16 14.13
- Monthly Transport Pass 21.44 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.42 1.98
- Rice 1.92 1.74
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.97 9.18
- Running Shoes 94.8 60
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 21.44 36.33
- Summer Dress 27.09 26.23
- Taxi Start 1.02 1.82
- Taxi per km 0.79 1.47
- Transportation local 31.6, nomad 79, expat 94.8, family 270.86, tourist 20.31 local 27.75, nomad 108, expat 64, family 146, tourist 12
- Utilities local 63.2, nomad 101.57, expat 85.77, family 146.72, tourist 0 local 40, nomad 0, expat 70, family 100, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 27.09, expat 40.63, family 101.57 local 0, nomad 28, expat 55, family 140
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.41 0.22
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.41 6.42
recheck pass — Beer restated for a pint (0.473 L) from the half-litre bar price, the family phone-and-internet amount corrected to two Turkcell lines plus home internet (₺2,190), and the stated make-up of the Utilities, Dining Out, Transportation, Leisure Activities and daily Housing amounts corrected to equal their item prices exactly; all cited pages re-opened (livingcost.org, turkcell.com.tr)

Trabzon cost of living