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 June 2023.

  TRY
Stationary-Books
Course books for one level at English Preparatory Program 250
Black and white photocopy of 100 pages 100
Notebook 50-60
Supermarket
Bread (200 gr) 6,5
Feta Cheese (1 kg) 150-200
Still water (1,5 L) 6-7
Milk (1 L) 25-35
White Sugar (1 kg) 25-30
A package of spaghetti (0,5 kg) 10-15
A whole chicken (1 kg) 150-200
A dozen of eggs 50-60
Veal (0,5 kg) 250-300
Olive Oil (1 L) 150
Coke (1 L) 25
Apple (1 kg) 25
Cafes-Restaurants
A cup of coffee 40-50
Burger menu in a fast-food restaurant 170-200
A meal at an inexpensive restaurant 100-150
Lunch at university cafeteria (fix menu) 8,5
Turkish bagel at faculty canteens 10-12,5
A cup of tea at faculty canteens 5
Sandwich at faculty canteens 30-40
Lunch at faculty canteens 50-60
Accommodation
In-campus dormitories 521-3881
House rent in university neighborhood for 3 students 12000-18000
Double-room in ODTÜ Guesthouse  (one night) 320-400
Transportation
Bus/Subway Ticket for students (students monthly subscription) 140
Dolmuş (Minibus) 10
Taxi (5 km) 105-130
Autostop on ODTÜ campus and Shuttles Free
Ankara-İstanbul Bus Ticket (one-way) 480
Ankara-İstanbul High-Speed Train Ticket  330
Ankara-Antalya Flight Ticket (min.) 820-960
Leisure
Movie ticket for students 85-100
Theatre ticket for students (state theatre) 50
Concert of a local music band 200
Concert of a popular music band 300-500
A football match ticket in Ankara 100-200
Other
Fuel oil (1 L) 35
Mobile phone bill - monthly 150-250
Health Insurance (by state-annually) 3900
Health Insurance (private-annually) 5000-30000

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