Renting an Apartment<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\nI rented a small room in a neighborhood called K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckesat<\/a>, which was near of K\u0131z\u0131lay. It costed each month 1100 TRY (187 USD) and it included the utilities (electricity, water, garbage pickup and internet).<\/p>\n\n\n\nLiving in Ankara with Strangers<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nSince I went without a job to Turkey, I needed to find a place that my savings could afford. Therefore, sharing an apartment with strangers was apparently the only way to go for living in Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laundry, kitchen, balcony and the living room was shared between the \u201croommates\u201d or \u201cflat mates\u201d. The apartment had 6 rooms, each one was rented by each stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMy apartment did have an elevator and it was located at the 5th floor. I didn't complain. It makes you fit :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It was small and compact. Two dressers, a desk and a bed. Here is a picture before renting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI hanged the flag of Ecuador and Turkey. My computer and monitor fit in the desktop and I decorated it with this phrase from the Creative Penn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Living-in-Ankara_8-1024x768.jpg\")
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLooking for Convenien<\/strong>ce.<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe advantage of this place was the short distance to my Foreign Language academy. I only had to walk around 10-15 minutes and the metro was nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could have paid something cheaper. Other shared apartments could have costed around 500 TRY (85 USD) with less flatmates to share with, but they were far away (30 minutes in bus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food and Drinks.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Before reading anything about the costs of the food, you have to see the quality of food in Turkey! Click in the link below to read 5 foods that I recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/blog\/top-5-foods-in-turkey\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupermarket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Weekly, I spend around 150 TRY (25,5 USD) in food from the supermarkets; either \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f<\/a>, Migros<\/a> or Altun Bilekler<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince I was learning to cook, the typical meals were chicken with a quick salad (tomato, corn and lettuce) or spaghetti with tomato sauce for the afternoon meal. Almost every breakfast, I had cereal with milk and honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But not far from the street Esat, the was a store called Mand\u0131rake<\/strong> which offered food with unmatchable flavor. Normally, I spent 25 TRY (4,25 USD) per week here. In this small shop, I used to buy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Olives.<\/li>
- Eggs.<\/li>
- Cheese.<\/li>
- Sausage.<\/li>
- Honey.<\/li>
- Mermelades.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And the man on the shop didn't have just one of each product… it was very assorted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Living in Ankara with Strangers<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nSince I went without a job to Turkey, I needed to find a place that my savings could afford. Therefore, sharing an apartment with strangers was apparently the only way to go for living in Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laundry, kitchen, balcony and the living room was shared between the \u201croommates\u201d or \u201cflat mates\u201d. The apartment had 6 rooms, each one was rented by each stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMy apartment did have an elevator and it was located at the 5th floor. I didn't complain. It makes you fit :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It was small and compact. Two dressers, a desk and a bed. Here is a picture before renting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI hanged the flag of Ecuador and Turkey. My computer and monitor fit in the desktop and I decorated it with this phrase from the Creative Penn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLooking for Convenien<\/strong>ce.<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe advantage of this place was the short distance to my Foreign Language academy. I only had to walk around 10-15 minutes and the metro was nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could have paid something cheaper. Other shared apartments could have costed around 500 TRY (85 USD) with less flatmates to share with, but they were far away (30 minutes in bus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food and Drinks.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Before reading anything about the costs of the food, you have to see the quality of food in Turkey! Click in the link below to read 5 foods that I recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/prueba.voyagellama.com\/blog\/top-5-foods-in-turkey\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupermarket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Weekly, I spend around 150 TRY (25,5 USD) in food from the supermarkets; either \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f<\/a>, Migros<\/a> or Altun Bilekler<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince I was learning to cook, the typical meals were chicken with a quick salad (tomato, corn and lettuce) or spaghetti with tomato sauce for the afternoon meal. Almost every breakfast, I had cereal with milk and honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nOther shops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
But not far from the street Esat, the was a store called Mand\u0131rake<\/strong> which offered food with unmatchable flavor. Normally, I spent 25 TRY (4,25 USD) per week here. In this small shop, I used to buy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Olives.<\/li>
- Eggs.<\/li>
- Cheese.<\/li>
- Sausage.<\/li>
- Honey.<\/li>
- Mermelades.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And the man on the shop didn't have just one of each product… it was very assorted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMy apartment did have an elevator and it was located at the 5th floor. I didn't complain. It makes you fit :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It was small and compact. Two dressers, a desk and a bed. Here is a picture before renting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI hanged the flag of Ecuador and Turkey. My computer and monitor fit in the desktop and I decorated it with this phrase from the Creative Penn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The advantage of this place was the short distance to my Foreign Language academy. I only had to walk around 10-15 minutes and the metro was nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I could have paid something cheaper. Other shared apartments could have costed around 500 TRY (85 USD) with less flatmates to share with, but they were far away (30 minutes in bus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before reading anything about the costs of the food, you have to see the quality of food in Turkey! Click in the link below to read 5 foods that I recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weekly, I spend around 150 TRY (25,5 USD) in food from the supermarkets; either \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f<\/a>, Migros<\/a> or Altun Bilekler<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since I was learning to cook, the typical meals were chicken with a quick salad (tomato, corn and lettuce) or spaghetti with tomato sauce for the afternoon meal. Almost every breakfast, I had cereal with milk and honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But not far from the street Esat, the was a store called Mand\u0131rake<\/strong> which offered food with unmatchable flavor. Normally, I spent 25 TRY (4,25 USD) per week here. In this small shop, I used to buy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the man on the shop didn't have just one of each product… it was very assorted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLooking for Convenien<\/strong>ce.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Food and Drinks.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Supermarket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a>Other shops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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