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Antalya Turkey Budget Breakdown: One Month of Real Costs for Retired Nomads

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How much does it really cost to live in Antalya, Turkey?
In this video, we share our full monthly budget as retired nomads, including accommodation, food, transportation, activities, and everyday living expenses. If you’re curious about the cost of living in Antalya for travel, retirement, or long-term slow travel, this breakdown gives you real numbers and practical insights.

Here’s what we cover:
🏠 Accommodation – Our Airbnb cost and what we got for the money
🍴 Food & Dining – Local markets, cheap eats, splurges, and daily expenses
🚕 Transportation – Getting around Antalya affordably
🌊 Activities & Entertainment – Beaches, waterfalls, Old Town, and boat trips
💻 Recurring Costs – The digital nomad/retired nomad basics
💸 Miscellaneous – Surprises, splurges, and hidden costs

Whether you’re planning a vacation, thinking about retiring in Turkey, or simply wondering how far your money can stretch by the Mediterranean, this honest cost of living breakdown will give you a realistic look at life in Antalya.

👉 Stick around to the end where we share whether Antalya fits within our $5,000/month retired nomad lifestyle!

Antalya Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/l/sTBO8J0Y

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20 Comments

@ElvisC68-w7h 11 months ago

Rick, you will now be known as the ‘big fish’.. 😂 Congrats on another stay under budget. You guys are crushing it!

@nala3038 11 months ago

I love my Turkish Van cat!

@richauntiestatus 11 months ago

I just love how you all are able to find the positive in every situation. Such bright lights! Cruising is my jam! Can't wait to see your updates!! - Autumn 🧡

@jennym1979 11 months ago

Well done you’re under budget ! Looking forward to your cruise video .

@kdtravelwarriors 11 months ago

Well done for staying under budget! 👏. As slow travellers ourselves, we haven’t visited Turkiye but it is on our short list. This video is helpful for our planning to the country.

@jon-ie4li 11 months ago

Every time you say"and I am Daphne " always reminds me of happy days watching Scooby doo in the 70s and you look just like her🤩

@tobyalza7220 11 months ago

❤

@LivingInOtherPlaces-j8e 11 months ago (edited)

So fun to watch your videos! We are traveling Greece Island hopping and I really wanted to stay $6,000 a month and I’m afraid it’s not happening! We have kept it “low” by booking a deal on MSC cruises Barcelona to Miami end of October for 19 days for $540 each! And they upgraded us to a balcony suite woop woop! Happy travels!

@KarenIrahj9xu 11 months ago

Merhaba, You two had some different adventures mixed into all the fun this time…so glad they all ended well! … Did you ever think of becoming budget advisors, you would be so good!

@livingworkingoutsidebox 11 months ago

Well done

@TheWalkingThomasGuide 11 months ago

I agree with the others re chatgpt. I think you can just start a new question thread! Let is know how it turns out. Also nice work in coming under budget despite getting that huge fish! 😊

@voyagingthroughtoretirment6950 11 months ago

Never been, so interesting to watch the video! - We're now doing a first full month stay! In Naples, for October.
You are not getting to Naples, right? I think traveling to Rome and Tuscany, right?
Hope you're enjoying your time, I will be looking forward to hearing about your experience.

I love Rome and would definitely want to live there for a month! Florence, I loved staying there (10 days), but don't think we'd want to live there, mainly because it's so overcrowded with tourists, and too small for the numbers. We stayed there in January, thankfully, but still crowded.

@Fillingthebucketlist 9 months ago

I can't blame you for eating out in Turkey. The food is so good.

@JP7onEarth 11 months ago

I enjoy your videos as you both show so much happiness. We too travel the world from our base in Portugal. IMO, your budget allotment per month is quite realistic. Lastly, do you hav a website? JP Porto

@aimeebella1 4 months ago

This is helpful! What app do you use to use to track expenses?

@melaniejohnson4347 11 months ago

Try using a different browser when Chat GPT says you’ve run out of questions for the day!😊

@job181 11 months ago

Mmmmm Carrot cake 🍰

@GroovyAdventurers 11 months ago

I thought I needed to upgrade too. But I found that it is just a marketing ploy. It just sounds like you have to upgrade, but I have yet to upgrade (because I am super fugal and refuse to cave in). As long as you just copy and paste everything he creates for you and you tell him that is what you are doing you can continue to use him and he doesn't lock you out. If you do get locked out, which has happened to me just once because I asked for too many uploads, I just started a new chat and had to re-ask some of my questions. Hope that helps.

Soni

@cjinoz 11 months ago (edited)

How are you balancing high cost destinations with lower cost destinations if your budget stays the same everywhere? Wouldn't you try and spend less is the lower coat destinations to allow for greater spending in higher cost destinations?