General comparisons Turkey/Spain
Been asked by a few to put something together on this but please bear in mind-these are GENERAL comparisons ( so let's not have any knobhead trawling the net to find minor differences)
Also general views and opinions are solely based on my own experiences//knowledge and are of course entirely subjective.
ACCESS
I would suggest that flight access from U.K./Ireland is considerably cheaper and definitely more frequent. We have cheap flights all year round
CAR HIRE
Mixed bag this one. I was normally paying around £20 a day in Turkey year round. My experience in Spain is off season you only pay a fraction of that but peak times its telephone figures
ELECTRICITY
Definitely cheaper in Turkey not just normal useage but in Spain there's an outrageous standing charge( around €18 ) even if you use no electric at all !!
WATER
Again a mixed bag but overall Turkeys definitely cheaper. In some specific very dry areas of Spain ( Murcia desert areas etc) your water bill could top €80 a month on average useage. Other areas like our own it's a lot less but still higher than Turkey
COUNCIL TAX
Difficult one this as Spain is not only a virtual federal system with most power inc many tax issues operated outside of Madrid but also the regions can vary wildly in the tax rates they apply. In our own region I would say our council tax type levies are similar to Turkey
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
In the region we are in this is a major plus for Spain with one of Europes best road networks as well as affordable train travel the length of the country. There are many toll motorways-the one we use goes for around 900 km and as it's a pay road running parallel to an ordinary road its regularly very clear. We find the transport system in general very superior to the basic roads we had in Fethiye area and certainly in our new place we have way more places to see/visit
MEDICAL CARE
Like Turkey Spain too has an excellent modern health system. Basically if you are visiting ( British/Irish) you are covered with your S1card. If you move here and are a pensioner or partner of a pensioner your full healthcare is free. If you are not a pensioner you must use either priv health or after 1 year you can join the state system by contribution. Priv healthcare for us will be around €110 a month for both
RESIDENCY
For EU citizens residency is guaranteed. There are some formalities which are technically required but forget the strict Turkish set up- nothing like that and basically if EU national you cannot be asked to leave
I will do some more later
Also general views and opinions are solely based on my own experiences//knowledge and are of course entirely subjective.
ACCESS
I would suggest that flight access from U.K./Ireland is considerably cheaper and definitely more frequent. We have cheap flights all year round
CAR HIRE
Mixed bag this one. I was normally paying around £20 a day in Turkey year round. My experience in Spain is off season you only pay a fraction of that but peak times its telephone figures
ELECTRICITY
Definitely cheaper in Turkey not just normal useage but in Spain there's an outrageous standing charge( around €18 ) even if you use no electric at all !!
WATER
Again a mixed bag but overall Turkeys definitely cheaper. In some specific very dry areas of Spain ( Murcia desert areas etc) your water bill could top €80 a month on average useage. Other areas like our own it's a lot less but still higher than Turkey
COUNCIL TAX
Difficult one this as Spain is not only a virtual federal system with most power inc many tax issues operated outside of Madrid but also the regions can vary wildly in the tax rates they apply. In our own region I would say our council tax type levies are similar to Turkey
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
In the region we are in this is a major plus for Spain with one of Europes best road networks as well as affordable train travel the length of the country. There are many toll motorways-the one we use goes for around 900 km and as it's a pay road running parallel to an ordinary road its regularly very clear. We find the transport system in general very superior to the basic roads we had in Fethiye area and certainly in our new place we have way more places to see/visit
MEDICAL CARE
Like Turkey Spain too has an excellent modern health system. Basically if you are visiting ( British/Irish) you are covered with your S1card. If you move here and are a pensioner or partner of a pensioner your full healthcare is free. If you are not a pensioner you must use either priv health or after 1 year you can join the state system by contribution. Priv healthcare for us will be around €110 a month for both
RESIDENCY
For EU citizens residency is guaranteed. There are some formalities which are technically required but forget the strict Turkish set up- nothing like that and basically if EU national you cannot be asked to leave
I will do some more later
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