Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 226 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 13°C 56°F + 💦 Humid (71%) + 💨 4km/h = Feels like 13°C 55°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 71 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎 53 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AVEA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 10 TRY in USD | USD 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: TRY 1,000 | USD 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 14% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📸 Visitors per year | 8,642,300 visitors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📸 Tourists now | 165,629 tourists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 14,000,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 😤 People density | 🤨 busy: 10,100 ppl/km² 10x10m (100m²) space per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Hepsiburada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Sahibinden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | AnadoluJet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| few mosquitoshikingstreet foodspalegal weedno-beachbeachairportcoldcold nowfast internethigh humiditymany womenfriendly peopleadult nightlife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,541 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $807 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,578 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $451 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $308 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $86 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,587 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $74 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings) | $1,215 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $40 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $4 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $17,500 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $35,000 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $87,500 |
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✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Many nomads here all year round
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ People can speak basic English
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Humid now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Hospitals are pretty bad
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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