Cost of living comparison
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Spain vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary
Spain is 58.5% more expensive than Turkey overall.
Spain vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Spain instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
TRY386.28
|
$16.08
€14.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
TRY408.38
|
$10.79
€9.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
TRY63.31
|
$2.54
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
TRY22.00
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants
pay 89.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
TRY47.63
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
TRY226.89
|
$7.20
€6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
TRY185.39
|
$4.49
€4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY106.63
|
$3.29
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
TRY94.53
|
$3.74
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
TRY39.56
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
TRY42.40
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY22.93
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY27.10
|
$1.24
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY11.59
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY9.29
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of groceries
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
TRY251.45
|
$6.62
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.35
TRY1,602.00
|
$31.07
€27.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,081.17
TRY2M
|
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.30
TRY410.92
|
$16.43
€14.62
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of transportation
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
TRY675.87
|
$29.92
€26.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.20
TRY23,529.06
|
$925.54
€823.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.61
TRY17,211.40
|
$728.71
€648.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.15
TRY2,532.59
|
$109.11
€97.11
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of housing
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.51
TRY30,030.78
|
$480.60
€427.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,566.63
TRY672K
|
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of childcare
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
TRY149.34
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
TRY169.90
|
$2.30
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.16
TRY106.77
|
$6.23
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.35
TRY2,641.36
|
$47.01
€41.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
TRY292.72
|
$9.34
€8.32
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.05
TRY2,230.83
|
$80.62
€71.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
TRY1,927.26
|
$36.25
€32.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.74
TRY4,492.86
|
$90.09
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.15
TRY4,117.06
|
$108.00
€96.12
|
|
Turkey vs. Spain - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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