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🇪🇸 Spain vs 🇹🇷 Turkey
Data-backed snapshot for immigrants planning a move. Verify visa rules and costs on official government sites before you decide.
Publisher: MigrantIQ EditorialUpdated regularly4 min readVerify official sources
| Topic | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly living estimate (rent + groceries + transport) | €1,062 | TRY 673 |
| Cost of living index (signal) | 51.6 | 39.2 |
| Quality of life index (signal) | 7 | 6.8 |
| Typical net monthly salary (signal) | 6,055 | 4,222 |
| 1BR rent city centre (signal) | 742 | 426 |
| Top marginal income tax % (signal) | 43 | 40 |
| Unemployment rate % | 26 | 12.4 |
| Healthcare (summary) | Universal/Beveridge | Universal/Insurance |
| Language test often required | Varies / not always | Varies / not always |
| Dual citizenship (signal) | Check rules | Check rules |
| Currency | EUR | TRY |
| Population (profile) | 47,280,433 | 84,119,531 |
| Life expectancy (profile) | total population: 83 years male: 80.3 years female: 85.8 years | total population: 76.7 years male: 74.4 years female: 79.2 years |
| GDP per capita (profile) | $35,200.00 (USD) | $20,500.00 (USD) |
| Unemployment (profile) | 26% | 12.4% |
| Climate (profile) | Madrid's climate is predominantly dry, sunny, and agreeable. Because of its elevation (about 2,000 feet above sea level) and its proximit… | The climate varies a great deal across Turkey. Precipitation is highest on the Black Sea, where, in Rize, an average of 98 inches of rain… |
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Assumptions & Limits
- - Comparison rows are directional country-level signals, not personal advice.
- - Profile topic rows appear when country profile data has been imported for that destination.
- - City, visa category, family size, job market, and exchange rates can change the outcome.
- - Official government sources override MigrantIQ summaries for visa, tax, health, and citizenship rules.
- - Use this page to shortlist destinations before reading the full country and visa guides.
Sources & Official Links
- Spain official source
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones
- Turkey official source
Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı (Presidency of Migration Management)
- MigrantIQ country data
Living-cost signals from the country record; optional rows from imported profile topics (CountryReports).
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