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Coste de vida
$450/mo
TR · ISTANBULDatos locales
Vivir en Istanbul.
Türkiye's largest city and economic engine — a transcontinental megacity straddling the Bosphorus between Europe and Asia, culturally rich, with a deep expat and tech scene, the country's biggest international-school market and, thanks to lira depreciation, low USD costs. Summers are warm, winters mild and wet. Turkish runs daily life; English is workable in business and expat districts.
Verificado
Población 15.754.053
· Europe/Istanbul· Se aplican las normas de Türkiye
TÜİK — Address-Based Population Registration System (ADNKS) Results, 2025
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Istanbul province resident population at 31 Dec 2025. Istanbul province is coextensive with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, so the province figure IS the city. Istanbul holds ~18% of Türkiye's 86.1 million people.
TR · ISTANBUL
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Vista rápida
Las cifras principales de Istanbul, cada una con su fuente y su frescura. Una cifra oficial viva no es lo mismo que una estimación de encuesta ni que una normal climática de 30 años.
10.0/10
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Alquiler, 1–3 dorm.
$255–$1085
/mes
03
Impuestos del autónomo
4,4%
Seguridad
6.1/103,23/100k
Calidad del aire
5.9/1015,3 µg/m³
Internet
0.3/1012 Mbps
Inglés
2.0/10Low
Sanidad privada
9.0/10$860/yr
Qué significan las etiquetasoficial — cifra viva de un gobierno o una autoridaddatos abiertos — conjunto de datos abierto (Eurostat, AEMA, M-Lab, UdSC…)encuesta — estimación de una encuesta o un índicerecopilado — estimación montada por SettleMetric: abre la fuente para ver el método
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Lo que te cuesta al mes
Una estimación para planificar: alquiler de oferta real más una cesta de coste de vida ajustada a tu hogar. No es un presupuesto en firme.
Hogar
Estilo de vida
Zona
Total estimado
$706/mes
≈ $8472 / año
En qué se va
- Alquiler (1 dorm.)$255
- Transport$119
- Food & non-alcoholic beverages$99
- Housing utilities (energy, water, maintenance) excl. rent$43
- Restaurants & accommodation$36
- Furnishings & household equipment$32
- Clothing & footwear$28
- Personal care & miscellaneous goods/services$21
- Information & communication$20
- Alcohol & tobacco$14
- Health (out-of-pocket)$13
- Recreation, sport & culture$13
- Education services$9
- Insurance & financial services$4
- Gastos corrientes$451
El alquiler sale de la matriz de alquileres de oferta de abajo. Los gastos corrientes escalan una cesta de una persona ($451/mes) según el tamaño del hogar y el estilo de vida; los factores de equivalencia son un supuesto nuestro. No se incluyen colegios ni gastos únicos de instalación.
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Coste de vida
Lo que gasta al mes una persona sola —comida, suministros, transporte, comer fuera y lo demás—, sin contar el alquiler.
TÜİK Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- TÜİK 2024 per-capita monthly spend by COICOP division ÷ 3.1 per capita, ×1.7534 CPI uplift to mid-2026, ÷46.65 TRY/USD; housing shown as utilities only (~30% of the housing division, rent excluded). Sums to ≈$450. Türkiye has an unusually high transport share (21.6%), driven by fuel and vehicle costs.
01Transport119 USD
02Food & non-alcoholic beverages99 USD
03Housing utilities (energy, water, maintenance) excl. rent43 USD
04Restaurants & accommodation36 USD
05Furnishings & household equipment32 USD
06Clothing & footwear28 USD
07Personal care & miscellaneous goods/services21 USD
08Information & communication20 USD
09Alcohol & tobacco14 USD
10Health (out-of-pocket)13 USD
11Recreation, sport & culture13 USD
12Education services9 USD
13Insurance & financial services4 USD
Cesta de gasto de un hogar de una persona en Türkiye, sin contar el alquiler. Lo que no es alquiler varía poco entre ciudades; la parte propia de cada ciudad es el alquiler, que aparece más abajo en Vivienda.
01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)a nivel de país450USD/month, single person, excluding rent10.0
Qué mide esto
Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.
Cuanto más bajo, mejorUSD/month, single person, excluding rentse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días
Recopilado por SettleMetric
TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
- Notas
- WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.
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Vivienda
Lo que cuesta alquilar, por tipo de vivienda y zona.
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Asking TRY/m²/month from endeksa district indices (early 2026): central/prime (Kadıköy 651, Beşiktaş 592, Bakırköy 591, Sarıyer 590, Şişli 452) → center anchor 600 TRY/m²; outer (Esenyurt 228…Bağcılar 297) → outside anchor 300 TRY/m². Cells = TRY/m² × sizes (studio 30, 1br 40, 2br 60, 3br 85 m²) ÷ 47.0098 TRY/USD (TCMB, 14 Jul 2026).
- Notas
- FLAG — USD values are HIGHLY VOLATILE: Turkish rents are quoted only in TRY and the lira depreciates fast (~47 TRY/USD in Jul 2026 vs ~34 a year earlier), so the same rent looks cheaper in USD each month. DERIVED matrix; a flat TRY/m² per location understates small units (studio/1br conservative). Istanbul has an enormous ~3× intra-city spread. endeksa blocks automated fetching — district figures via secondary reporting of endeksa's indices; re-confirm before relying on specifics.
| Vivienda | Centro | Fuera del centro |
|---|---|---|
| Estudio | 383 USD/mes | 191 USD/mes |
| 1 dormitorio | 511 USD/mes | 255 USD/mes |
| 2 dormitorios | 766 USD/mes | 383 USD/mes |
| 3 dormitorios | 1085 USD/mes | 542 USD/mes |
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Clima
Temperatura y lluvia a lo largo del año, más la calidad del aire.
NOAA/WMO Climatological Standard Normals 1991–2020 — Istanbul/Florya (WMO 17636)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- WMO 1991–2020 station normals, NCEI accession 0253808 (public domain, submitted by the Turkish State Meteorological Service MGM). Station Florya, WMO 17636 (European side, Marmara coast) — the representative central-Istanbul station in the NCEI Türkiye set (the requested Göztepe/Kandilli 17060/17062 are not in the submission). tMax/tMin = mean daily max/min; precipMm = mean monthly total. Annual: tMax 19.2°C, tMin 11.7°C, precip 641 mm.
- Notas
- Marmara-moderated humid climate: mild wet winters, warm summers, driest in July (19 mm).
Temperatura media de día y de noche (líneas, eje izquierdo) y lluvia total (barras, eje derecho) por mes, con normales de 1991–2020. Pasa el cursor por un mes para ver las cifras exactas.
| ene | feb | mar | abr | may | jun | jul | ago | sept | oct | nov | dic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Máxima diurna °C | 9.2° | 9.8° | 12.4° | 17.1° | 22.2° | 26.9° | 29.5° | 29.7° | 25.8° | 20.8° | 15.8° | 11.1° |
| Mínima nocturna °C | 3.7° | 3.7° | 5.3° | 8.6° | 13.4° | 17.9° | 20.5° | 21.1° | 17.4° | 13.6° | 9.3° | 5.7° |
| Lluvia mm | 74 | 77 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 75 | 70 | 88 |
01Climate comfort6pleasant months/year6.0
Qué mide esto
Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.
Cuanto más alto, mejorpleasant months/yearse vuelve a verificar cada 3650 días
Recopilado por SettleMetric
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Istanbul/Florya WMO 17636)
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.1), May (22.2), Jun (26.9), Sep (25.8), Oct (20.8), Nov (15.8) = 6. Jul (29.5) and Aug (29.7) exceed the 28°C ceiling; Jan–Mar and Dec miss the 15°C floor. No month exceeds the rain cap (wettest Dec 87.7 mm) — a comfortable spring and autumn bracketing a hot mid-summer and cool winter.
02Air quality (PM2.5)15,3µg/m³, annual mean PM2.55.9
Qué mide esto
Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.
Cuanto más bajo, mejorµg/m³, annual mean PM2.5se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días
Estudio
IQAir — 2024 World Air Quality Report, Istanbul annual average PM2.5
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Istanbul's 2024 calendar-year mean PM2.5 was 15.3 µg/m³ (~3× the WHO 2021 guideline of 5), confirmed in the IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report and IQAir's Nov 2025 note. IQAir is a commercial aggregator (sensor + reference-grade), not an official body; a Turkish Ministry of Environment (sim.csb.gov.tr) station annual mean would be the preferred cross-check but is only in non-machine-readable dashboards. Winter traffic- and heating-season peaks.
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Seguridad
Cómo de segura es la vida diaria, según estadísticas oficiales de criminalidad.
01Homicide ratea nivel de país3,2intentional homicides per 100,000/year6.1
Qué mide esto
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).
Cuanto más bajo, mejorintentional homicides per 100,000/yearse vuelve a verificar cada 730 días
Datos abiertos
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
OSCE ODIHR Hate Crime Reporting — Türkiye (official police-recorded)
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- OSCE ODIHR 2024: the official police figure of 39 covers ONLY threats on religious grounds and damage to places of worship/cemeteries (Criminal Code Articles 115 and 153) — it is not a comprehensive hate-crime count. Turkish law enforcement does not record the bias motivation of crimes, so there is no official racist/xenophobic figure (hence blank). For context (NGO data, not police-recorded): civil society reported 77 incidents to ODIHR, about half racist/xenophobic, largely targeting Syrian refugees. Not comparable across countries.
39
registrados por la policía
OSCE ODIHR 2024: the official police figure of 39 covers ONLY threats on religious grounds and damage to places of worship/cemeteries (Criminal Code Articles 115 and 153) — it is not a comprehensive hate-crime count. Turkish law enforcement does not record the bias motivation of crimes, so there is no official racist/xenophobic figure (hence blank). For context (NGO data, not police-recorded): civil society reported 77 incidents to ODIHR, about half racist/xenophobic, largely targeting Syrian refugees. Not comparable across countries.
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Infraestructura
Velocidad de internet y cómo llegan los paquetes a tu puerta.
01Domestic delivery qualitya nivel de paísGood7.0
Qué mide esto
Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.
Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días
Recopilado por SettleMetric
Turkish carrier ecosystem — PTT + Yurtiçi/Aras/MNG/Sürat/Sendeo/HepsiJET/Trendyol Express
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense, competitive domestic courier market on the back of a huge e-commerce sector (Trendyol, Hepsiburada): PTT Kargo plus Yurtiçi, Aras, MNG, Sürat, Sendeo, HepsiJET and Trendyol Express give nationwide next-day/2-day coverage; same/next-day is normal in the big metros. Cash-on-delivery ('kapıda ödeme') is ubiquitous. Parcel-locker density is growing but below the locker-saturated benchmark, so rated 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
02International delivery easea nivel de paísSignificant friction4.0
Qué mide esto
Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.
Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Cross-border inbound shipping faces heavy friction. The duty-free de-minimis was cut from €150 to €30 (in force 21 Aug 2024) and effectively ~€27 with shipping (Dec 2024); parcels are hit with a single flat customs charge of 30% of value for EU-origin goods and 60% for non-EU (plus special consumption tax where relevant). Non-EU customs clearance plus these high duties make ordering from abroad slow and expensive → 'significant-friction'. Domestic and outbound are unaffected.
03Internet speeda nivel de país12,1Mbps, median fixed download0.3
Qué mide esto
Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.
Cuanto más alto, mejorMbps, median fixed downloadse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días
Datos abiertos
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Türkiye (Asia grouping)
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for TR in 2023 = 12.09 Mbps (402,083 download tests; Türkiye is filed under M-Lab's Asia (AS) continent grouping, not EU). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below marketed figures — Turkish fibre commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- The single-stream M-Lab median is low (and the lowest in the set) but reflects a consistent cross-country method, not real fibre-line speeds; Turkish fixed broadband is much faster in practice.
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Sanidad
Lo que cuesta un seguro médico privado completo.
01Private healthcare costa nivel de país860USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old9.0
Qué mide esto
Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.
Cuanto más bajo, mejorUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Comprehensive standalone private health insurance (outpatient + inpatient private-hospital cover) for a healthy 35-year-old runs ~25,000–100,000 TRY/yr depending on the contracted hospital network; a mid-tier plan sits near ~40,000 TRY/yr ≈ $860 at 46.65 TRY/USD. Band ≈ $540–$2,140.
- Notas
- Two-tier context: residents with a work/residence basis are covered by mandatory public insurance (SGK); on top, Turks commonly buy complementary insurance (~5,000–20,000 TRY/yr) working with SGK at private hospitals, or full standalone private cover (this figure). The cheap mandatory foreigner residence-permit policy (~$32–130/yr) is minimal cover, not comparable. Private cover is cheap in USD because of the weak lira; TRY premiums rise 50–80%/yr, so this is a volatile curated midpoint.
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Dinero y cripto
Normas sobre cripto y con qué libertad se mueve el dinero personal.
01Crypto regulationa nivel de paísLegal regulated8.0
Qué mide esto
Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.
Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 2 jul 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Trading, holding and exchanging crypto are legal and very popular, but PAYING with crypto is BANNED (CBRT regulation in force 30 April 2021). Law No. 7518 (in force from 2 July 2024) put crypto-asset service providers under the Capital Markets Board (SPK): mandatory licensing, custody duties and minimum capital; offshore platforms targeting residents and crypto ATMs had to wind down. Classified 'legal-regulated' — trading legal and now formally supervised, payments prohibited.
02Financial control levela nivel de paísModerate7.0
Qué mide esto
Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.
Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días
Fuente oficial
Revenue Administration (GİB) — cash-payment documentation (tevsik) limit; CBRT crypto-payment ban
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: the lira is freely convertible and residents may hold foreign-currency deposits/accounts and move money abroad — no hard individual capital controls. But the state exerts more control than EU peers: payments above 30,000 TRY (~$640) must be routed through banks/cards (tevsik rule); crypto payments are banned; the authorities intervene actively in the FX market and use reserve/macroprudential measures; and import de-minimis is low with high duties. Freely convertible but with a low cash-through-bank threshold and several controls → 'moderate' (stricter end).
- Notas
- High inflation erodes money in practice but is not a legal control. Day-to-day banking, FX purchase and transfers are unrestricted for an individual; the frictions are the low cash-routing threshold, the crypto-payment ban and occasional FX intervention.
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Idioma
Hasta dónde llega el inglés en la vida diaria y en los trámites.
01English proficiencya nivel de paísLow2.0
Qué mide esto
Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.
Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días
Estudio
EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.
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Educación
Opciones de colegios internacionales para familias.
01International schools12accredited international schools, count8.0
Qué mide esto
Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).
Cuanto más alto, mejoraccredited international schools, countse vuelve a verificar cada 730 días
Recopilado por SettleMetric
IB (ibo.org) Find an IB World School registry + International Schools Database (Istanbul IB filter)
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Verified floor of 12 IB World Schools in Istanbul (accreditor: International Baccalaureate): Istanbul International Community School (also CIS), The British International School Istanbul (Nord Anglia), MEF International, ENKA Schools, Üsküdar American Academy (SEV), AKA School, NÛN Schools, Eyüboğlu Schools, Gökkuşağı Schools, Alkev, Tas Private Elementary, Aljazari International School. Flagship schools confirmed via their own sites.
- Notas
- Conservative IB-only FLOOR. Türkiye has 116 IB World Schools nationally, Istanbul holds the largest share. Cambridge/CIS/COBIS/MSA schools not offering IB are excluded, so the true count is higher.
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Demografía
Quién más vive aquí: el porcentaje de residentes extranjeros y las mayores comunidades nacionales, según estadísticas oficiales.
Openness to foreignersa nivel de paísReservadaGallup MAI 2,53/9 · 2019
Qué mide esto
How accepting the resident population is of migrants and foreigners — the inverse of xenophobia, a real concern for someone relocating. Our own five-band reading (very-open / open / moderate / reserved / low) informed primarily by the Gallup Migrant Acceptance Index (0–9 scale: three questions on migrants living in the country, becoming neighbours, and marrying into the family; 2019 wave), cross-checked where available with the World Values Survey wave 7 / European Values Study 2017 question on whether people would not want immigrants or foreign workers as neighbours (a higher share = more hostile). Banding guide against the Gallup 0–9 score: ≥7.0 very-open, 5.5–7.0 open, 4.0–5.5 moderate, 2.5–4.0 reserved, below 2.5 low (the 2019 global average of 5.21 sits in 'moderate'). Country level only: no credible city-level survey of attitudes to foreigners exists, so on city pages the country reading is shown as country context. Gallup is a research source cited with attribution, not republished in bulk; the raw index score/year and any cross-check figure are carried inside each value. Value shape: { band, gallupMai?, gallupYear?, unwantedNeighborPct?, unwantedNeighborSource? }. Display-only: attitudinal, survey-based and ~2019 vintage, so it is shown as honest context and never folded into the composite score.
Datos de referencia—se vuelve a verificar cada 1825 días
Estudio
Gallup Migrant Acceptance Index, 2019 update (research, attribution)
- Datos a fecha de
- 23 sept 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Gallup MAI 2.53/9 (2019 wave, down from 3.27 in 2016) — among the least-accepting countries; Türkiye hosts one of the world’s largest refugee/temporary-protection populations (~3.6m), and acceptance fell as that burden grew. Band: reserved.
Presidency of Migration Management (goc.gov.tr) + Ministry of Interior; TÜİK ADNKS 2024 population
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Interior Ministry (late June 2026): 3,632,064 legally-present foreign nationals — of which 2,264,983 Syrians under temporary protection and ~1.08–1.37M residence-permit/other-status holders — against a TÜİK population of ~85.7 million, giving ≈4.2% (incl. temporary protection). On the narrower 'registered resident foreigners' ADNKS basis, TÜİK records 1,480,547 = 1.7%. The temporary-protection count has fallen sharply since Dec 2024 (~700,000 Syrians returned after the fall of Assad), so the share is trending down.
Mayores comunidades demo.basis.residence-permit holders (excl. temporary protection)1.076.643 total
Presidency of Migration Management (goc.gov.tr) — residence-permit holders by nationality
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 13 mar 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Basis: RESIDENCE-PERMIT HOLDERS only (~1,076,643 total, snapshot 13 Mar 2025) — led by Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq (next: Uzbekistan, Afghanistan). If TEMPORARY PROTECTION is included, Syria is by far the largest single nationality (~2.34 million Syrians of 3.63 million total legally-present foreigners). Shares are of the residence-permit total, not of the population.
01Turkmenistan11,2%120.301
02Azerbaijan7,8%84.085
03Russia7,6%81.635
04Iran7,1%76.601
05Syria6,8%73.178
06Iraq6,3%68.341
Basis: RESIDENCE-PERMIT HOLDERS only (~1,076,643 total, snapshot 13 Mar 2025) — led by Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq (next: Uzbekistan, Afghanistan). If TEMPORARY PROTECTION is included, Syria is by far the largest single nationality (~2.34 million Syrians of 3.63 million total legally-present foreigners). Shares are of the residence-permit total, not of the population.
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Cómo puedes quedarte
Cómo puedes entrar y quedarte legalmente. Se aplican en todo Türkiye.
Todos los requisitos y filtro por nacionalidad- 01Digital Nomad Visa (GoTürkiye) + short-term residenceVisado de nómada digitalTodas las nacionalidadesingresos ≥ 3000 USD/monthRemote workers aged 21–55 holding a university degree, earning ≥ $3,000/month from foreign employers/clients1 año +→ vía a la residencia permanente
- 02Short-term residence permit (ikamet)Residencia temporalTodas las nacionalidadesForeign nationals wishing to stay in Türkiye beyond the visa-free/e-visa window (over 90 days) for tourism, remote work, property ownership or family reasons1 año +→ vía a la residencia permanente
- 03Visa-free / e-Visa short stay (90/180)Estancia sin visadoEU citizens, UK citizens, Ukrainian citizens, US citizensEU/EEA, UK and Ukrainian nationals may enter Türkiye visa-free for up to 90 days within any 180-day period3 meses
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Lo que pagarías en impuestos
Los regímenes fiscales entre los que puede elegir un autónomo. Las normas son nacionales: las mismas en todo Türkiye.
Regímenes completos y calculadora- 01Freelancer (serbest meslek) — service exports: 100% income deduction + Bağ-Kurfixed 11,808.23 per month (deductible from profit) + 100% of profit4.4%de carga con 60 000 €
- 02Freelancer (serbest meslek) — domestic income: progressive tax + Bağ-Kurfixed 11,808.23 per month (deductible from profit) + progressive on profit: 15% up to 190,000, 20% up to 400,000, 27% up to 1,500,000, 35% up to 5,300,000, 40% above33.0%de carga con 60 000 €
Mira cuánto te quedaría
Tus ingresos frente a los regímenes fiscales reales de Türkiye, con el mismo motor que la calculadora completa.
- 1 Freelancer (serbest meslek) — service exports: 100% income deduction + Bağ-Kur57.338 EURneto/año4.4 % de carga
- 2 Freelancer (serbest meslek) — domestic income: progressive tax + Bağ-Kur40.229 EURneto/año33.0 % de carga
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¿Para quién es Istanbul?
El mismo lugar se lee distinto según por qué te mudes. Cada perspectiva reúne los datos que más importan para ese plan, con sus fuentes y las contrapartidas dichas sin rodeos.
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Freelancer tax burden4,4%
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).
Cost of living (single, excl. rent)$450/mo
TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
- Notas
- WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.
Domestic delivery qualityGood
Turkish carrier ecosystem — PTT + Yurtiçi/Aras/MNG/Sürat/Sendeo/HepsiJET/Trendyol Express
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Dense, competitive domestic courier market on the back of a huge e-commerce sector (Trendyol, Hepsiburada): PTT Kargo plus Yurtiçi, Aras, MNG, Sürat, Sendeo, HepsiJET and Trendyol Express give nationwide next-day/2-day coverage; same/next-day is normal in the big metros. Cash-on-delivery ('kapıda ödeme') is ubiquitous. Parcel-locker density is growing but below the locker-saturated benchmark, so rated 'good' rather than 'excellent'.
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Internet speed12 Mbps
M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Türkiye (Asia grouping)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Median of the 343 daily country-median download values for TR in 2023 = 12.09 Mbps (402,083 download tests; Türkiye is filed under M-Lab's Asia (AS) continent grouping, not EU). M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below marketed figures — Turkish fibre commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps — comparable only within this criterion. 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API.
- Notas
- The single-stream M-Lab median is low (and the lowest in the set) but reflects a consistent cross-country method, not real fibre-line speeds; Turkish fixed broadband is much faster in practice.
English proficiencyLow
EF EPI 2025 — Türkiye (rank 71/123, score 488, Low band)
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 nov 2025
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Türkiye rank 71/123, score 488 (Low band, cutoff 450–499), a 9-point decline from the prior edition. English is workable in Istanbul/tourism and parts of the tech sector but thin in public offices and smaller cities; Turkish is the sole official language. The lowest English band in the set.
Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.
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International schools12
IB (ibo.org) Find an IB World School registry + International Schools Database (Istanbul IB filter)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Verified floor of 12 IB World Schools in Istanbul (accreditor: International Baccalaureate): Istanbul International Community School (also CIS), The British International School Istanbul (Nord Anglia), MEF International, ENKA Schools, Üsküdar American Academy (SEV), AKA School, NÛN Schools, Eyüboğlu Schools, Gökkuşağı Schools, Alkev, Tas Private Elementary, Aljazari International School. Flagship schools confirmed via their own sites.
- Notas
- Conservative IB-only FLOOR. Türkiye has 116 IB World Schools nationally, Istanbul holds the largest share. Cambridge/CIS/COBIS/MSA schools not offering IB are excluded, so the true count is higher.
Private healthcare cost$860/yr
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 15 jul 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Comprehensive standalone private health insurance (outpatient + inpatient private-hospital cover) for a healthy 35-year-old runs ~25,000–100,000 TRY/yr depending on the contracted hospital network; a mid-tier plan sits near ~40,000 TRY/yr ≈ $860 at 46.65 TRY/USD. Band ≈ $540–$2,140.
- Notas
- Two-tier context: residents with a work/residence basis are covered by mandatory public insurance (SGK); on top, Turks commonly buy complementary insurance (~5,000–20,000 TRY/yr) working with SGK at private hospitals, or full standalone private cover (this figure). The cheap mandatory foreigner residence-permit policy (~$32–130/yr) is minimal cover, not comparable. Private cover is cheap in USD because of the weak lira; TRY premiums rise 50–80%/yr, so this is a volatile curated midpoint.
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Homicide rate3,23/100k
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
Air quality (PM2.5)15,3 µg/m³
IQAir — 2024 World Air Quality Report, Istanbul annual average PM2.5
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Istanbul's 2024 calendar-year mean PM2.5 was 15.3 µg/m³ (~3× the WHO 2021 guideline of 5), confirmed in the IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report and IQAir's Nov 2025 note. IQAir is a commercial aggregator (sensor + reference-grade), not an official body; a Turkish Ministry of Environment (sim.csb.gov.tr) station annual mean would be the preferred cross-check but is only in non-machine-readable dashboards. Winter traffic- and heating-season peaks.
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Crypto regulationLegal regulated
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 2 jul 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Trading, holding and exchanging crypto are legal and very popular, but PAYING with crypto is BANNED (CBRT regulation in force 30 April 2021). Law No. 7518 (in force from 2 July 2024) put crypto-asset service providers under the Capital Markets Board (SPK): mandatory licensing, custody duties and minimum capital; offshore platforms targeting residents and crypto ATMs had to wind down. Classified 'legal-regulated' — trading legal and now formally supervised, payments prohibited.
Financial control levelModerate
Revenue Administration (GİB) — cash-payment documentation (tevsik) limit; CBRT crypto-payment ban
Fuente oficial
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Composite: the lira is freely convertible and residents may hold foreign-currency deposits/accounts and move money abroad — no hard individual capital controls. But the state exerts more control than EU peers: payments above 30,000 TRY (~$640) must be routed through banks/cards (tevsik rule); crypto payments are banned; the authorities intervene actively in the FX market and use reserve/macroprudential measures; and import de-minimis is low with high duties. Freely convertible but with a low cash-through-bank threshold and several controls → 'moderate' (stricter end).
- Notas
- High inflation erodes money in practice but is not a legal control. Day-to-day banking, FX purchase and transfers are unrestricted for an individual; the frictions are the low cash-routing threshold, the crypto-payment ban and occasional FX intervention.
Freelancer tax burden4,4%
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 1 ene 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Best eligible scheme at €60,000 (~3,193,644 TL) for an IT freelancer serving FOREIGN clients (scheme tr-freelancer-export): the 100% service-export income deduction (raised from 80% for 2026) zeroes the income tax; only the fixed minimum Bağ-Kur social premium (11,808.23 TL/month = 141,699/yr) is due. Burden = 141,699 / 3,193,644 = 4.4%. Serving Turkish clients instead (no export deduction) runs ~31–33% (progressive + Bağ-Kur).
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Cost of living (single, excl. rent)$450/mo
TÜİK — Household Consumption Expenditure 2024 (per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 30 jun 2026
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- TÜİK 2024 average household consumption 45,344 TRY/mo ÷ 3.1 persons = 14,627 TRY/capita (2024). Housing (26.0%) split ~70% rent (excluded) / ~30% utilities (kept), matching the peer basis. Excl-rent per-capita uplifted to mid-2026 by TÜİK CPI ×1.7534 and converted at 46.65 TRY/USD (TCMB 2026-07-02) → ≈$450.
- Notas
- WARNING — lira volatility: with ~32% annual inflation and a constantly repricing FX rate, this USD figure carries a ±15–20% band and shifts month to month; the TRY has appreciated in real terms since 2024, so Türkiye's USD cost of living has been RISING even as it stays below EU peers. All-household per-capita basis; Istanbul/İzmir run above the national figure.
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Homicide rate3,23/100k
World Bank / UNODC — intentional homicides per 100,000 (Türkiye, 2023)
Datos abiertos
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2023
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- UNODC series via the World Bank: 3.23 per 100,000 in 2023 (up from 2.62 in 2022; the series has gaps and swings). 2024/2025 not yet published. Türkiye is not covered by Eurostat, so cross-country comparison relies on the UNODC series. Moderate-to-higher than the European peers in the set.
Air quality (PM2.5)15,3 µg/m³
IQAir — 2024 World Air Quality Report, Istanbul annual average PM2.5
Estudio
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2024
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Notas
- Istanbul's 2024 calendar-year mean PM2.5 was 15.3 µg/m³ (~3× the WHO 2021 guideline of 5), confirmed in the IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report and IQAir's Nov 2025 note. IQAir is a commercial aggregator (sensor + reference-grade), not an official body; a Turkish Ministry of Environment (sim.csb.gov.tr) station annual mean would be the preferred cross-check but is only in non-machine-readable dashboards. Winter traffic- and heating-season peaks.
Climate comfort6/12 mo
SettleMetric computation over climate-normals (Istanbul/Florya WMO 17636)
Recopilado por SettleMetric
- Datos a fecha de
- 31 dic 2020
- Verificado
- 15 jul 2026
- Método
- Months with mean daily max 15–28°C AND precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.1), May (22.2), Jun (26.9), Sep (25.8), Oct (20.8), Nov (15.8) = 6. Jul (29.5) and Aug (29.7) exceed the 28°C ceiling; Jan–Mar and Dec miss the 15°C floor. No month exceeds the rain cap (wettest Dec 87.7 mm) — a comfortable spring and autumn bracketing a hot mid-summer and cool winter.
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