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The cost of living in Spain
Most of these figures are from my personal experiences here in the last few years and i update it as much as i can so as people can see what it really costs here.There
are a few good reasons why Spain is full of happy expats,
The Quality of life and the overall cost
of living are both significant draws, as is
the great weather and all those tapas and sangria.
It’s
worth bearing in mind, however, that some major cities are more
expensive
than others to live in than others – although wages often are above the
national averages the cost of living is higher.
In fact, six of the top ten most expensive cities are also found in the
top ten for
highest household income.
San
Sebastian is one: with a cost of living an
eye-watering 27.% above the national average, incomes are also a
reassuring
25.% higher than Spain’s average salary. It’s a similar story for
Barcelona and Madrid.
Cost Of Living In Spain
A few
essential average running costs, to know:
• Your morning cappuccino: €1.20
• Post-work beer (0.5l): €1.60
• Litre of petrol: €1.20
• Taxi fare per km: €1 (plus €3 setup charge)
• Cinema ticket €8
the bus into town €0.60
• City centre, one-bedroom apartment rent per month: €480, in a smalle
town from €300.
• My Gym membership €30 a month.
• Utility bills per month (gas, electric, water, Wi-Fi, waste
collection) for 3 bed apartment: €120
Council tax <for rubish and street
cleaning>
we pay here in Almeria around €280. a year and for that they clean our
street every 2 days and take away the rubbish every night at midnight. Yes every night.
TV licience 0 yes its free in
Spain.
ITV or MOT for the car. around €45 for 2 years.
For my motor bike *BELOW* i just paid the road tax of €7.50 for the year.
Thats cheap no?
I
recently had a new will drawn up and it cost €58.
Our weekly food shopping for 2 adults in our local supermarket is
around €90.including all toiletries and alcohol.
you can live really cheply here if needed. but remember that the wages
are normally lower too.
Just
had new brakes fitted to one of my cars here. a 12 year old nissan and
it needed new front and back pads and they changed some other small
part didnt quite know what it was but the total came to 280 euros. i
did think that was a bit much but there was a list of parts and i know
it needed doing and the loubor charge was 45 euros an hour included in
the price.
Cost Of Living In Spain
Property
is also cheaper here at the moment but things are going up as more
Brits move here but in my town of Almeria you can buy a 1 bed apartment
from €45.000 a 2 bed normally runs around €85.000 nearer the
beach you will pay more but still way cheaper than UK prices.
A check up at the dentist last week cost me €35. but thats at a private
dentist.
Medicines here are also way cheaper than in the Uk.
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