Cost of living comparison
Spain is 68.5% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 98.6% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 57.4% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 0.6% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.1% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 16.8% more in Spain
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY247.97
|
$13.87
€13.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY248.00
|
$9.22
€8.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY42.13
|
$2.13
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY15.18
|
$1.58
€1.53
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY36.43
|
$1.30
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY178.37
|
$6.37
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY113.09
|
$4.16
€4.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY50.18
|
$2.66
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY86.04
|
$3.36
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.27
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY31.32
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.93
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY18.29
|
$1.13
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.89
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.63
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY157.87
|
$6.38
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY691.42
|
$34.26
€33.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,608,288.68
|
$33,643.92
€32,575.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY225.81
|
$14.57
€14.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY405.72
|
$31.87
€30.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,889.83
|
$872.36
€844.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,074.63
|
$692.13
€670.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,595.49
|
$103.97
€100.67
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,661.98
|
$385.97
€373.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY247,344.40
|
$7,352.21
€7,118.72
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY91.23
|
$2.84
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY94.07
|
$1.98
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY68.57
|
$5.66
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,303.95
|
$42.87
€41.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY183.04
|
$8.63
€8.36
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,533.72
|
$75.89
€73.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,462.08
|
$32.12
€31.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,171.40
|
$77.96
€75.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,669.36
|
$91.38
€88.48
|
|
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