UPDATE 2023 | Cheap Eats Istanbul... How Much Does Food Cost Today?

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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    Join us in this video as we discuss how much prices have changed in Turkey over the past year.
    Last year we made a video about how much you can eat for $20 USD in Istanbul… We have since gotten a lot of questions about how much the prices have increased since this time.
    Today we're here to answer that question! We're going to show you a side by side pricing comparison of the exact same 11 food items (from the same places) in October 2022 vs. September 2023 in both Turkish Lira and US dollar.
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Komentáře • 48

  • @fishsucksatroblox2553
    @fishsucksatroblox2553 Před 11 měsíci +10

    I'm a turkish student who lives in Istanbul of the municiplity of Pendik, I just discovered your channel and I love that you don't miss any detail and have fun on the way too. I'd love to be featured in a video with you guys as a local and express my expeirences and share them with your audience.

  • @omarturkostani680
    @omarturkostani680 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I travel to Turkyie almost yearly on my annual vacation since 2012. My uncle has an appartment in Istanbul which helps a lot to save my trip budget.
    I get my salary in Saudi Riyal which is connected to UDS so I am not affected by the fall of TL. However I have noticed high increase between 2019 before covid and 2023 post covid.
    I spent around 12k USD on my 2023 vacation for about 31 days (exluding international flight tickets which cost around 2100$ for 4 persons)
    Renting a car with gas- parking-insurance, HGS etc costs around 2k$ per month
    We ate a loooot of food so the cost was around 2400$
    Around 2 weeks we stayed in 5 stars hotels and that was around 3800$
    For activites and we bought clothes etc 3000$
    So I do not know how any Turkish citizin can survive at current prices in 2024 it is even worse
    Minimum wage is 17002TL which is about 545$ but for teachers-engineers-police officers etc they get around 1600$ to 3200$ max

  • @StephanieEliza18
    @StephanieEliza18 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Really appreciate this update. Love your channel! My husband and I will be in Istanbul next week and we are really looking forward to trying all the food!!

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you so much, we hope you have a great trip!! 🤗

  • @brianburke3049
    @brianburke3049 Před 11 měsíci +2

    You guys are awesome my girlfriend and I are currently visiting Istanbul staying in kadikoy based on your videos it has helped us tremendously thank you so much and keep up the fantastic content!!!

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 11 měsíci

      This makes us so happy to hear, thank you!! ☺️☺️

  • @gavinbannister4124
    @gavinbannister4124 Před 6 měsíci

    Great video, you are so authentic, so genuinely helpful, so knowledgable and meticulous and concise with what information you put in that you think would be most helpful to other people... and you're spot on. + Overall great people. Thanks thanks thanks a bunch!

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you so much, that is so nice of you to say!!

  • @KkKKkKKKKK709
    @KkKKkKKKKK709 Před 26 dny

    Which is the best seafood restaurant, both affordable and high end.

  • @thomasdemoor874
    @thomasdemoor874 Před 5 měsíci +1

    New sub here! Thanks for the very informative video.

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Thanks so much! Glad you found us and glad you liked the video! Be sure to check out our other Istanbul videos!!

    • @thomasdemoor874
      @thomasdemoor874 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@WaypointofView Will do! PS: The genuine love between you two made me cry. Keep up the good work!

  • @megand175
    @megand175 Před 11 měsíci

    Excellent, thanks for the reminder to re-download your guidebook, I’ll be in Istanbul by the end of the week! Yay!

  • @dawniebon5912
    @dawniebon5912 Před 11 měsíci

    Another great video from a beautiful couple ,God bless you guys a Turkish American from NY

  • @philipdouglas5911
    @philipdouglas5911 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Still reasonable compared with prices in the eurozone.

  • @onentogar9599
    @onentogar9599 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks for this well-researched update. Enjoy your time in HK.

  • @caveman7608
    @caveman7608 Před 10 měsíci

    I haven’t seen all your videos yet. Have you been to the islands near Istanbul? Is it worth it ?

  • @charlychelsea9567
    @charlychelsea9567 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I will be there in November

  • @gvsvas
    @gvsvas Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hello, we are coming to Istanbul on yearly October from Chicago. Could you tell us please where and how better to exchange money in Istanbul?

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 11 měsíci +1

      There are supposed to be some good places around the Grand Bazaar. But honestly we just withdraw the local currency out of ATMs (declining the conversion so we let our bank do the conversion).
      We have a Charles Schwab card that reimburses us for all ATM fees so this is the most economical way for us.

  • @caveman7608
    @caveman7608 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Does your full turkey guy cover the Black Sea region around Rize?

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 9 měsíci +1

      To be honest there is a small section on the Black Sea / Rize.. but we go into more detail on the Turquoise coast with the most emphasis on the Southern section of the coast. If you are looking for in depth info on Rize, it is not in this guide.

  • @lanael7278
    @lanael7278 Před 10 měsíci

    How much is a taxi from Istanbul airport to Kadykoi area?

  • @roverdover4449
    @roverdover4449 Před 10 měsíci

    I wonder if you could do a video on, "staying healthy in Istanbul (or Turkiye). I mean, you are both so healthy and thin. But all the food is fatty, fried, creamy, oily, etc. What do you eat in Turkiye to be healthy? I found cig kofte, which seems pretty ok health wise. Anyway, I am going in a week and really don't want to eat fatty, fried, oily food and not sure what to do. Thanks and love your videos.

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 10 měsíci

      🤣 first of all, thanks for calling us healthy and thin haha! We cook at home a lot and the produce here is AMAZING! So we eat a lot of vegetables when we don’t eat out! So there’s that and also we take a 4 mile walk every morning so we can eat baklava every day!!

    • @cemdursun
      @cemdursun Před 6 měsíci +2

      I would like to add that eating healthy in Istanbul is actually very easy if you can resist the smell of döner and kebabs coming at you from all sides haha.
      Look for "lokanta"s in istanbul. It basically means cafeteria where you choose from a variety of dishes, including many vegetarian dishes that use olive oil.

  • @cupofmilk5901
    @cupofmilk5901 Před 11 měsíci +1

    much much appreciated

  • @Sandra-bk9cs
    @Sandra-bk9cs Před 11 měsíci

    Just came back from my trip and it’s not as cheap as it used to be and I’m pretty sure I got priced double since I’m a tourist 😅

  • @beckyo489
    @beckyo489 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks for the update.

  • @heyjo3417
    @heyjo3417 Před měsícem

    istanbul price is more expensive for foreigners than manhatten price. big ripp of

  • @emiRancid
    @emiRancid Před 9 měsíci +1

    "you should ask the price before you order"
    thats for sure , its like a golden rule wherever you travel around the world lol
    but
    come on guys , thats not a public place . its a cafe . you take a whole video for your youtube and order a couple glasses of tea only .

  • @ozzyc9208
    @ozzyc9208 Před 7 měsíci

    01/30/24 Dolar is 30.36 😊

  • @dariosanchez7699
    @dariosanchez7699 Před 11 měsíci

    Is it better to bring cash and exchange, stick to credit cards, or just use ATMs?

    • @WaypointofView
      @WaypointofView  Před 11 měsíci +3

      You can use a credit card at a lot of places especially in Istanbul but it is good to have some cash on you. As for how you access cash, It depends on the type of bank card you have. We use ATMs because we have a bank card that reimburses us for ATM fees so we decline the ATM conversion and get really good exchange rates with our bank. ATM fees can really add up so if you don’t have a card that will reimburse you, there are places you can get good cash exchange rates in Istanbul but that is far more tedious than just going to an ATM. Also as a side note Zarat bank ATMs have the lowest fees we have found. Hope this helps!

    • @dariosanchez7699
      @dariosanchez7699 Před 11 měsíci

      @WaypointofView Wow what an incredible response highly appreciated and thank you for sharing

  • @murattahan2391
    @murattahan2391 Před 11 měsíci +1

    👍👍👍

  • @SandStormXII
    @SandStormXII Před 8 měsíci

    2 years ago it was so much cheaper

  • @John-up4wz
    @John-up4wz Před 10 měsíci

    💪 promo sm