🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇪🇸 Spain
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $90A normal day$145
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Türkiye guide →Full Spain guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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