HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO SHOP IN TURKEY?
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by admin in Europe travel
I’m feat to Turkey in New August and was peculiar as to the turn of money I module requirement to alter with me and pay there for a week. I already hit paying for movement and accomodation and peculiar as to prices of intake discover and drinks. Any support such appreciated. Thanks
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2hot
08. Mar, 2010
I visited Turkey a few years ago and found the people to be very friendly and the prices cheap compared to North America. I had use of a car and travelled quite alot. Few people realize many of the classic Greek and Roman sites are in Turkey. The food is very good and they do like to drink. I found everything open to discussion. The price they ask is not usually the one you pay. Not bartering is a sign of weakness. I used American dollars and got one bedroom apartments on the coast for about 25 dollars a night. Most large cities and towns have cash machines so I also used them to access my account here. Not knowing how much money you intend to spend, I can’t give you a figure to carry, but I found cash in the form of American dollars worked well in dropping the prices for accommodation. I’m sure you will love it there.
Joannah
08. Mar, 2010
Restaurants are surely more expensive, why don’t you try Turkish street food? It is an experience worth trying.
Most of it are comprised of kebaps, doner, lahmacun (my favorite), pide and an assortment of burgers and sandwiches. These are things you can eat quickly and are cheap.
There are cheap Turkish restaurants called Lokantas that serve pre-cooked food kept warm over burners. Although they may not look appetizing, they’re often pretty good.
Oh for drinks? You have to try the turkish coffee and Ayran. Don’t ask me what the latter is, just try it. ^_^
Sirin
08. Mar, 2010
Depends on where you’re going in Turkey – presumably one of the main resorts?
Inflation has been quite high in Turkey over the last 2-3 years, so things are not quite as cheap as they were, but still not bad compared to eating out in the UK.
Expect to pay about 13-20 YTL (about £5-8) for a main meal, if you eat in an average restaurant, but you could pay a lot less if you eat out of the main resort area or if you can find a pide/kebab house where locals eat.
A large Efes beer will be about 4-5YTL or less (£1.60-£2). Soft drinks will probably be 1-3YTL. It was 45 degrees in Turkey recently, so you’ll be thirsty!
If you are prepared to hop around on the local transport, you’ll find that the local taxi buses (dolmus) are a really cheap way of getting about – so for about 70p, you could travel down the road a bit and get a cheap meal out of the main tourist areas.
I’m sure you could survive on £200 or less for a week – but you’ll probably want to take a bit more if you want to buy fake designer t-shirts.
usourselvesandourcats
08. Mar, 2010
If you are coming from US, it is pretty simple and easy. If you are going to eat and dine frugal bring the amount of money you would spend here in the US to frugal dining. If you will go out clubbing, bring how much you would here in the US for clubbing. It all adds to be the same.
Or have a budget and try to find places to dine and drink that fit in the budget. It is never rude to see the menu (with prices, if they are not there even asking for the price) in Turkey as a tourist. People are ok answering $$$ related topics and questions.
If you will bring back gifts, make a budget and find some that fits in.
You may spend anywhere from frugal low 300 $ to all the way upto 3000$ for food, drinks, transportation, and gifts during your week in Turkey. If you are uncomfortable carrying cash, bring some (300-500$) and use your debit or credit cards for the rest of your spendings. Traveler’s checks are available but a hassle to break.
Gokbayrak
08. Mar, 2010
Cheap is a relative evaluation. Cheaper than “what” or “where”.
If you like to feel good it is cheap.