The cost of living in Türkiye and at ODTÜ depends on your lifestyle and shopping preferences like in many other destinations. The below table shows the approximate prices of some basic items and services as of December 2024.

  TRY
Stationary-Books
Course books for one level at English Preparatory Program 300
Black and white photocopy of 100 pages 150
Notebook 100-150
Supermarket
Bread (200 gr) 15
Feta Cheese (1 kg) 150-200
Still water (1,5 L) 10-15
Milk (1 L) 40-45
White Sugar (1 kg) 45-50
A package of spaghetti (0,5 kg) 25-35
A whole chicken (1 kg) 100-150
A dozen of eggs 70-80
Veal (0,5 kg) 300-350
Olive Oil (1 L) 400-450
Coke (1 L) 35
Apple (1 kg) 40
Cafes-Restaurants
A cup of coffee 70-80
Burger menu in a fast-food restaurant 200-250
A meal at an inexpensive restaurant 250-300
Lunch at university cafeteria (fix menu) 30
Turkish bagel at faculty canteens 15
A cup of tea at faculty canteens 10
Sandwich at faculty canteens 60
Lunch at faculty canteens 100-150
Accommodation
In-campus dormitories 1525-11353
House rent in university neighborhood for 3 students 20000-30000
Double-room in ODTÜ Guesthouse  (one night) 1115
Transportation
Bus/Subway Ticket for students (students monthly subscription) 300
Dolmuş (Minibus) 25
Taxi (5 km) 160
Autostop on ODTÜ campus and Shuttles Free
Ankara-İstanbul Bus Ticket (one-way) 700
Ankara-İstanbul High-Speed Train Ticket  430
Ankara-Antalya Flight Ticket (min.) 1250
Leisure
Movie ticket for students 150
Theatre ticket for students (state theatre) 70
Concert of a local music band 300
Concert of a popular music band 500-700
A football match ticket in Ankara 100-200
Other
Fuel oil (1 L) 43
Mobile phone bill - monthly 300-400
Health Insurance (by state-annually) 9600
Health Insurance (private-annually) 2000-30000

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