İPA’s private-dorm example
İPA notes monthly private-dorm items of TRY 16,341 for housing, 3,528 for groceries and eating out, 250 for utilities, 803 for culture and arts, 282 for transport, 332 for books and stationery, and 548 for care. The source total is TRY 22,920; rounded items may differ slightly.
This dorm set does not separately add internet, water, electricity, or natural gas. A private dorm is not the same category as a public or university dorm.
The student-flat assumption
For a student flat, İPA gives TRY 9,036 per person for rent, 5,868 for food, and 1,046 for utilities; the other monthly items use the same reference frame. Clothing is TRY 5,165 per year and technology TRY 4,853 per year, divided by 12 for monthly equivalents. The source total is TRY 18,750.
The rent is per person under an average 120 m², 3+1 flat with three students. It must not be divided by three again.
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The access date is 28 October 2026, but that does not turn June 2024 data into a current price. Read the source here: https://ipa.istanbul/yayinlarimiz/247/istanbulda-ogrenci-yasam-maliyeti-arastirmasi-20242025 ↗
Historical reference
İstanbul’da Öğrenci Yaşam Maliyeti Araştırması 2024/2025
İstanbul Planlama Ajansı
- Geographic scope
- Istanbul
- Currency
- TRY / ₺
- Data period
- 2024/25 · June 2024
- Published
- Not specified
- Accessed
- Oct 28, 2026
- Last source check
- Oct 28, 2026
Source rechecked
Scope conditions: İPA’s June 2024 Istanbul study compares a private dorm with a 120 m² 3+1 flat shared by three people. The flat rent of 9,036 TL is per person and must not be divided again. In the private dorm, internet, water, electricity, and gas are included in housing; the 250 TL bill is phone only. The flat’s 1,046 TL bill includes phone, internet, energy, and water.
Source quality describes how clearly a source states its scope and date. It does not guarantee that a price is current or independently verified; read the assumptions separately.: This is a historical 2024/25 reference: a June 2024 price does not become a 2026 price merely because it was accessed in 2026. Annual clothing (5,165 TL) and technology (4,853 TL) values are divided by 12; reported rounding may differ, and the reported total is not forced to match the components.
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