I am slightly surprised at the level of taxes you have to pay in Spain - along with bank charges and high utility bills but then we were spoilt in Turkey - but our sites fees and council tax actually work out cheaper than in Turkey - so the savings can off set the utility bills !
Yeah, it's swings and roundabouts regarding bills in comparison to Turkey I reckon. You definitely need an accountant/tax guy to do your first years taxes, just so you get a grip of how its done. A lot of Spaniards pay someone to do their annual return, so when in Madrid..
Where we are heading a 500ml (roughly a pint) of Estrella is €1.50 and a smaller beer (300ml) is 90 cents. Glass of wine, probably about 175ml, is €1.20 and a sherry is €1 a pop - fino, oloroso etc. Spirits kick off from €3 inc mixer and fags are €4 plus the odds.
Wine, spirits and beer are incredibly cheap in the supermarket - decent quality reds, whites and roses €2/3, better quality stuff €4 to €6 and some seriously nice bottles still well under a tenner. Spirits are half to two thirds the price compared to the UK and a quarter of the price compared to Turkey!
Eating out is pretty cheap but the biggest difference from Turkey is quality of ingredients and variety of what's on offer. We can have 3 or 4 tapas and couple of drinks each for well under €15 at our local bar - and the portion size for tapas are a lot bigger than what you'll get in a tourist area.
JF