Common information
- Country
- Turkey
- Population
- 238 151
Cost of living and prices in Balikesir
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre157USD/month
- in city centre197USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre394USD/month
- in city centre525USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 44,614 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 40,677 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 39 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 6 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 33 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 39 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 87 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 66 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 52 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 10 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 197 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 157 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 525 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 394 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 20.33 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Balikesir
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 43 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 19 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | 6 | -2 | -7 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -10 |
| Rain, days | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 176 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fog, days | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 135 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 70 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 42 | 67 | 78 | 123 | 119 | 76 | 73 | 56 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 740 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 78 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 39 | 52 | 65 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 50 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 52 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 99 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 275 | 164 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 207 | 325 | 379 | 362 | 1811 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 15 |