Me (61) and my wife (52) are Dutch and live in Mahmutlar with an owned apartment (quite nice).
Over the last 6 months changes in prices quite a bit and yes in EUR (or USD) expenses have increased.
Without being bothered with rent, our main expenses are:
-Restaurants (very much increased (also in EUR) over the last few months), we try to go 4x pw, normal local restaurant (including starter and fresh orange juice, main dish and tea) is EUR 25/30, for upside you can count EUR 50. Very acceptable to me, BUT this expense evolved (and our main expense (for 2 of us) I budget EUR 800 pm). Than again some savings on markets and super-markets
-Smoking (3 packages per day is EUR 200 pm is very fine)
-Drinking, a lot of communication on higher prices, fine, but bottom line slightly higher than Hungary (perhaps EUR 450 pm) (I drink much)
-Health Insurance is expensive, but complete, EUR 210 pm for both of us
-Normal shopping I would say EUR 300 pm (toilet paper, cola, yoghurt, pasta, tea, coffee, ...)
-Meat with the butcher EUR 50 pm (very very good)
-Phone/internet/audible/netflix/,, (max in total EUR 50 pm) , I am quite happy
FOR a COUPLE , One without alcohol and smoking still you have to count for EUR 2200 pm minimum, if you also drop the restaurants EUR 1800 pm (please note savings in Markets/Supermarkets)
Turkey, but especially Alanya has become more expensive (relatively). I am fine, but no city for poor retirees as in the past.
If you are a couple and enjoying life (including smoking, drinking, restaurant, but without rent) I think you have to count for EUR 3.000 pm
