29-year-old American lives on roughly $1,463 a month in Turkey

From CNBC Make It.

Doug Barnard, 29, settled in Istanbul after spending years on the road as a travel YouTuber.

When Barnard first moved to Istanbul, he lived alone in a one-bedroom apartment. Barnard met his girlfriend, İlkay, and the couple moved into a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood.