---
title: "Living in Trabzon as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/trabzon
description: "Rainy Black Sea port with tea hills and the Sumela monastery"
dataset: 2026.10.7 (2026-10-13)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Trabzon, Türkiye

Trabzon scores 54.4/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 787 of 1000 cities. Expect about $850 per month (country-level estimate), a nomad visa (Digital nomad visa), and a measured median download speed of 13.1 Mbps.

Trabzon is the biggest city on Türkiye's eastern Black Sea coast, surrounded by tea plantations and misty mountains with the cliffside Sumela monastery an hour away. It is cheap, has a direct airport and feels nothing like the Mediterranean resorts: rain falls year-round, the city is conservative, nightlife is thin, and English is rare outside the summer Gulf tourist season.

Known for: Sumela monastery, Black Sea food and tea, Green and rainy, Conservative city.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 54.4 |
| Cost of living | 66 |
| Safety | 53 |
| Healthcare | 73 |
| Internet | 51 |
| Visa ease | 73 |
| Getting there & around | 49 |
| Climate | 50 |
| Air quality | 18 |
| Quality of life | 57 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | $850 | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 2.41 | country | 2024 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50.2 | country | 2025 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 77 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 75.3 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 13.1 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 7.2 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Starlink residential service | Coming soon (Pending regulatory approval) | country | 2026-10 | [^9] |
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad visa (min $3,000/mo) | country | 2026-10-04 | [^10] |
| Visa guide | [Türkiye long-stay visa guide](https://nostos.navoy.io/visas/turkiye) | country | 2026-10-04 | [^10] |
| Entry for US / EU / UK passports | 90 days / 90 days / 90 days | country | 2026-02 | [^11] |
| Non-stop destinations (TZX) | 31 | city | 2026-10 | [^12] |
| Restaurants within 3 km of the centre (OpenStreetMap) | 74 | city | 2026-10 | [^16] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 3 / 2 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^13] |
| Comfortable months | 6 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^14] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 42 | city | 2025 | [^15] |
| Human Development Index | 0.853 | country | 2023 | [^17] |
| English proficiency band | very-low | country | 2024 | [^18] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 7.8 | 85 | 69 | no |
| Feb | 8.2 | 53 | 68 | no |
| Mar | 10 | 69 | 69 | no |
| Apr | 13 | 61 | 68 | no |
| May | 17.6 | 57 | 71 | yes |
| Jun | 21.5 | 54 | 73 | yes |
| Jul | 23.7 | 38 | 75 | yes |
| Aug | 24.3 | 42 | 76 | yes |
| Sep | 22 | 80 | 74 | yes |
| Oct | 18.6 | 110 | 72 | yes |
| Nov | 14 | 97 | 67 | no |
| Dec | 10 | 78 | 67 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trabzon Airport | TZX | 31 | 20 | 0 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 31, of which 20 international (Wikipedia, 2026-10).

## Similar cities

- [Bursa](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/bursa) (57.9) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/bursa-vs-trabzon)
- [Kaş](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/kas) (60.5) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/kas-vs-trabzon)
- [Izmir](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/izmir) (61.3) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/izmir-vs-trabzon)
- [Fethiye](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/fethiye) (59.4) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/fethiye-vs-trabzon)
- [Istanbul](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/istanbul) (54.8) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/istanbul-vs-trabzon)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Trabzon as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $850 per month in Trabzon (a country-level estimate for Türkiye). That is a 66/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

### Is Trabzon safe for digital nomads?

Trabzon scores 53/100 on safety. Türkiye records 2.41 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2024) and a political-stability score of 50.2/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does Türkiye have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Türkiye offers the Digital nomad visa with a minimum income of about $3,000 per month. Verify current rules with the issuing authority before applying. Full guide: https://nostos.navoy.io/visas/turkiye

### How fast is the internet in Trabzon?

Measured median download speed in Trabzon was 13.1 Mbps (upload 7.2 Mbps) across 530 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Is Starlink available in Trabzon?

Not yet. Starlink's availability map lists Türkiye as coming soon (Pending regulatory approval) as of 2026-10. Roaming plans may work for short stays, but local rules on using them vary.

### Which airports serve Trabzon and how many nonstop flights are there?

Trabzon is served by Trabzon Airport (TZX) with 31 nonstop destinations, of which 20 are international. 0 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-10.

### When is the best time of year to be in Trabzon?

The most comfortable months are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Mean temperatures range from 46°F (8°C) in Jan to 76°F (24°C) in Aug (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Trabzon or Bursa: which is better for digital nomads?

Bursa is the city with the closest factor profile to Trabzon in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Plan a trip

[Where to stay in Trabzon](https://navoy.io/hotels/turkey/trabzon) on Navoy, the AI travel planner behind Nostos.

## Sources

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