Estimated living expenses for students are 400 to 450 Euros per month including the cost of accommodation, food and drink, transportation and stationary.

The unit of currency is the Turkish Lira (TL). Turkish banks have the following working hours: 8.30 to 12.30, 13.30 to 17.30. Depending on the bank, there may be some shifts on these working hours. Banks are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays. The biggest and most known banks with branches in most of the cities are: Garanti Bankası, İş Bankası, Yapı ve Kredi Bankası, Vakıflar Bankası, Halkbank, Ziraat Bankası, Akbank. The first four of these have branches at the campus and all have ATM machines all around the campus.

Some Prices

1 Bread	€ 0.3	Dolmush	€ 0.75
1 kg meat	€ 13	Taxi	€ 0.78/km
1 kg apple	€ 0.7	Mini Bus	€ 0.75
1 kg banana	€ 1.5	Inner-City Bus	€ 0.75
1 kg orange	€ 0.8	Ferry (to İstanbul)	€ 10.00
1 kg pasta	€ 0.4	Sea Bus	€ 10.00
Milk (1 lt)	€ 0.5	Metro	€ 0.75
Cheese (1 kg)	€ 5.00	Haircut	€ 5.00
Beer (1 bottle)	€ 1.5