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Çeşme vs Fethiye

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Under balanced weights Çeşme edges it, 65 to 59, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Çeşme is stronger on air quality, climate; Fethiye on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 65 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 65 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)65
Çeşme
out of 100

Izmir's beach peninsula with Alaçatı's windsurfing and stone streets

Full Çeşme profile →Hotels in Türkiye →
Cost of living: 7.4 of 59 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 59 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 5.9 of 59 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 6.6 of 59 points (scores 59/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Fethiye
out of 100

Turquoise Coast harbour town and base for the Lycian Way

Full Fethiye profile →Where to stay in Fethiye →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Cost of living6666
Safety5353
Healthcare7373
Internet57 ✓50
Visa ease7373
Getting there & around62 ✓53
Climate67 ✓50
Air quality77 ✓59
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$850$850
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Homicides per 100k2.412.41
Political stability (0–100)50.250.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)7777
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Download20.5 Mbps ✓13.4 Mbps
Upload6.3 Mbps ✓5.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$3,000/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Non-stop airport destinations111 ✓47
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricÇeşmeFethiye
Comfortable months per year8 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.515.4 µg/m³ ✓23.3 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Çeşme or Fethiye?
Fethiye is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $850 for one person.
Is Çeşme or Fethiye safer?
Çeşme scores higher on safety (53 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Çeşme or Fethiye?
Çeşme: a measured median of 20.5 Mbps versus 13.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.