Common information
- Country
- Turkey
- Population
- 371 713
Cost of living and prices in Van
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre105USD/month
- in city centre210USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre210USD/month
- in city centre525USD/month
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 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 | 13 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 47,238 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 45,926 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 18 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 2 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 71 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 13 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 79 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 39 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 79 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 4 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 210 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 105 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 525 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 210 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 630 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 394 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 236 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 21 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Van
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 15 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 13 | 5 | -1 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 7 | 1 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | 2 | -5 | -13 | -16 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -22 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 10 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 105 | 131 | 136 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 818 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 62 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 74 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 51 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 61 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 7 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 275 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 267 | 413 | 413 | 1541 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 17 |