34 Replies | Jump to bottom Add a Reply. 1  Report Abuse I can only speak about pet sitters. 2  Report Abuse In my area they charged about $25 a day for our little cat. 3  Report Abuse In Philadelphia, we pay our house sitter $40 per night.  Report Abuse I pay $25. per day to have a employee/friend stay overnight and watch my dog and 2 cats, check mail, take messages and handle all else that may arise - he had to get the furnace people in to get the house heated one year in mid winter. We also pay him 50.
(I always tell travelers that the most dangerous portion of any trip is the car ride to the airport!) Even if trouble starts brewing around Taksim, Istanbul is a huge city and dangerous demonstrations can be easily avoided, as they were earlier this summer.
I was an international student in Istanbul and my opinion is: 1  Safety : Istanbul is a very good city. 2  Affordable: I was in Istiklal street and I paid only 700 TRY per month for room with double bed. 3  Culture : you have a lot of thing to do.  Shopping: Istiklal street is the 1  best ! Finance : one of my main problem there...