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Six new city cost-of-living calculators shipped

Antalya, Bodrum, Ankara, Izmir, Fethiye and Alanya now each have their own calculator with city-specific rent tables, district tiers and lifestyle assumptions. A Mersin page also launched in beta. Istanbul stays the most-used calculator, but for foreigners weighing the coast or the capital these new pages give the actual local numbers.

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Until this week the Istanbul Cost of Living Calculator was the only city tool. As of today, six more Turkish cities each have their own calculator — with their own rent tables, district tiers, and lifestyle multipliers reflecting how the local market actually behaves.

The new pages:

  • Antalya — Mediterranean coast, large Russian-speaking and UK-retiree communities.
  • Bodrum — Aegean luxury market, summer-heavy seasonality, premium villa rentals.
  • Ankara — capital, embassies and universities, ~25–35% cheaper than Istanbul.
  • Izmir — Aegean coast, secular and liberal, growing remote-worker scene.
  • Fethiye — Mediterranean coast, heart of British Türkiye, cheapest of the major expat cities.
  • Alanya — Mediterranean coast, German and Scandinavian retiree communities.

Mersin also launched as a beta page for the cheaper Mediterranean alternative.

Each city has its own rent assumptions for budget / central / premium districts and 5 home sizes (studio → villa). All other calculator inputs (lifestyle, healthcare, schooling, household) work identically across cities, so you can run the same household against multiple bases to compare. The cost-of-living index page lists all cities side-by-side.