Maintenance

Property maintenance costs

This section will outline the monthly fees payable for property maintenance in Northern Cyprus, as well as other costs associated with owning property there.

Fees payable upon the delivery of the property to the owner (at the house commissioning stage):

  • Electric meter

Once you have accepted the property from the developer, you need to have an electric meter installed. It is performed by the employees of “Kibtech” power company. The cost of installing is 15 000 – 20 000TL.

  • Water meter

You also have to install a water meter to measure the volume of water consumed. The cost of installing is 5000TL, which is payable to the accounts department of the property development company at the stage of receiving the keys.

Monthly maintenance costs

Property owners pay the public utilities bills monthly in accordance with the consumption:

  • Water – 1 cubic metre / 29TL (payable by pre-paid electronic water cards in the accounts department of the property development company);
  • Electricity prices per kWh:
    New rates came into effect on February 1, 2026:

0–250 kWh           4,8044 TL

251–500 kWh       9,9115 TL

501–750 kWh      10,6573 TL

751–1000 kWh    11,5519 TL

1000 and more   13,8069 TL

  • Gas bottle bottle 10 kg - 610 TL (one bottle will last for up to 3 months);
  • Electric meter (monthly fee) – 93,40 TL;
  • Internet depends on the service provider, average figures (per month):

- 10Mbit / 900 TL

- 20 Mbit / 1300 TL

- 30 Mbit / 1700 TL

- 50 Mbit / 2000 TL

- 100 Mbit / 4500 TL

  • Mobile communications

    In Northern Cyprus, mobile communications for foreigners are most often paid in advance. You purchase a package that may include calls (including international calls), SMS, and Internet. You can choose to purchase a package with only Internet, or Internet and calls within the network, and so on.  

    The cost of the packages depends on the set of options. 

    For example, packages for new subscribers:

    549 TL (10 GB of internet, 100 minutes, and 1000 SMS),

    799 TL (20 GB of internet for social networks, 25 GB of internet, 500 minutes, and 1000 SMS),

    949 TL (30 GB of internet for social networks, 35 GB of internet, 600 minutes, and 1000 SMS).

    15-day tourist package - 589 TL (30 GB of internet, 100 minutes within the network, 50 minutes of international calls).

Annual maintenance costs

Maintenance fees are to be paid once a year and vary depending on the type residential complex where the property is located. Maintenance fees in Northern Cyprus range from £30 to £200 per month. We recommend that you specify the price beforehand.

Maintenance costs are payable in the accounts department of the Managing Company.

The list of Maintenance services includes:

  • Site lighting and cleaning;
  • Gardening services;
  • Pool cleaning services;
  • Hallway lighting and cleaning;
  • Elevator lighting and cleaning.