Living in Spain Monthly Cost 2022

Living in Spain Monthly Cost 2022
Hopefully this will give you some idea of the costs when living in Spain. These are just rough costs as this will differ from region to region.
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[@rickhopwood6157]

Thanks and best wishes with your continued stay, hopefully we will be joining you in 2024

Thank you Rick, many thanks for watching and good luck with your move in 2024 :)

[@rogerspeck9929]

Great Vlog again Shaun. 👏👍

Thank you Roger, glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching :)

[@markbailey286]

Thanks, that was very interesting 🙂

Thank you Mark, glad it was helpful. Many thanks for watching :)

[@chilled-out-on-lantau]

Another good video 👍

Thank you, many thanks for watching :)

[@podd372]

Thanks for that, a really good real world breakdown. Much appreciated.

Thank you, glad you found it useful. Many thanks for watching :)

[@majorkhanage2199]

Thanks Shaun. Appreciate the really helpful information 👍🏼

Thank you, glad you found it helpful. Many thanks for watching :)

[@MegaEsky]

Thank you very much!

You're welcome Erena, many thanks for watching :)

[@blurayffan66]

Moved to Alicante Sept 2020. My monthly cost of living had increased by about 15-18% since then. My house is paid off and I spend approx €900 per month...includes everything, food, electricity, water, health, dental, mobile phone, Internet, petrol etc etc. If I eat or drink out that figure is higher.

Many thanks for the information on costs, very helpful for others. Since posting, the costs have increased and seem to be rising more at the moment. Many thanks for watching 👍

[@blurayffan66]

@ yes my friend, inflation is increasing cost of living all over Europe not just Spain. Don't know if you know this but the EU in Brussels are putting pressure on Spanish Govt. now to start taxing alcohol. That would be a shame. I know many people looking to go to Cyprus and Greece now, even Portugal for more affordable way of life. But you can still buy property here very cheap even close to sea (Torrevieja near me for example). Still very happy here myself but have to watch my pesetas ..but at least the beautiful weather is free :-) Take care

[@goransto6419]

@@blurayffan66 hello , im planning to buy house near sea , where the weather is hot in winter too , and you think i can find a house for 100k $ with some land ?? 🤜

[@grazianolaudisio3644]

Are you alone or with a family?

[@stevenoneil1232]

Did you not have any residency problems post Brexit?

[@admindepartment8541]

Thanks for the update Shaun good bit of information 👌

Top Man Andy, many thanks for watching - hopefully see you this Friday :)

[@manuwebmb]

Hey Sean, thanks for the vids mate, I am looking at buying a property with a pool in the region and you said your property has one. Could you please make a vid about the pool cost and maintenance, my partner is really concern about its yearly cost and maintenance hassle, much appreciated, keep up the good work man.

Hi, your in luck, I did make a video about looking after the pool kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGPCgqZ_orOYebM

[@RappersDigest]

Very helpful New subscriber 👍

Thanks for the sub, many thanks for watching :)

[@aquariusbathandbody]

Great video, very informative, thanks. I'm still waiting for that pool care video 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Top Lady Hayley, I'm trying to catch Steve when next cleans his pool! It's going to happen this year!!!! Glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching :)

[@Retireonmybudgetcommunity]

Good information

Thank you, many thanks for watching :)

[@adrianalfordphotography]

You certainly have the experience of knowing the costs there Shaun. Good video sharing the potential expenses mate 👍🙏

Thank you Adrian, not the best thing to talk about but something people ask a lot. Many thanks for watching :)

[@johnstevenson3930]

Hi Sean, really love you're site. I would like to live in composol but am worried about buses in and out of composol, have you any experience or advice. Thanks John.

Hi John, glad you enjoy the channel, buses on run through Camposol A but you really need to come here to find out yourself, plus make sure you love the area too. Check out my everyday daily vlogs on life here. Many thanks for watching :)

[@RalphGoldsmith]

Good information as always Shaun. Sadly costs do seem to be going up at the moment, including some things at the supermarket, not helped by the current world craziness I think, so I suspect we are all going to feel that although I don't think that's going to be isolated to Spain. Thanks for sharing

Thank you Ralph for your comment. Just heard our local oil man is now charging 1.44 per litre! Thankfully we topped up a few weeks ago. Many thanks for watching :)

[@carolewood3482]

Brexit has made retiring in Spain more difficult and more expensive for UK citizens and this will adversely affect Camposol.

Many thanks for your comment Carole, have to see the long lasting affects on Spain since the Brexit, many thanks for watching :)

[@joaquincastello6174]

@ Nothing will happen...Brits will be replaced by Dutch , Scandinavian , Belgium citicens, Spaniards,French and German...I guess things will go on like now, but with EU citicens.

[@lucius1976]

@@joaquincastello6174 Yes, i guess actually it will be better. As a rule (average) Non UK citizens get a deeper knowledge of Spanish after a few years then UK citizens. Personally i do not like those foreign dominated urbanizations though

[@MrFernanrc]

Spain is so cheap.. but you probably didn't have to pay anything for healthcare. The US is ridiculous. 1st because of the price, 2nd because the doctors are your enemy, 3rd because the food is poisoned. Spain has wonderful food in most places, if you get to Spain and try to look for food, your not going to find it, you have to have someone show you. I am not going to eat Spanish food in general but you have so many different spaniards, that you can eat lamb chops, sardines, squid, anchovies. You can even buy the can sardines. Eating out is just what people do, but your not going to get healthy food some times. They want to make it taste good and want you to get addicted like anywhere.

[@garyt.8745]

@ Zero long term effects of Brexit on Spain, except less Brits and more other, more civilised, nationalities. The coast is so much nicer now without all those loud, loutish, hooligan, British tourists. Long term effects of Brexit on the UK however are very serious, but hey, you made your bed, you sleep in it.

[@OutandAboutwithAbinaandKoe]

Hi Sean. Great information. There are great bargains over here in Spain but you can definitely see the prices rise over the last week. We need to look into health insurance. Thanks for another great vlog. 👍

Cheers guys, glad you enjoyed the video. Yes the cost of fuel is rising to over 2 euros in some places! Many thanks for watching :)

[@JubileeInn]

Hi, could you let me know the cost of running and maintenance costs of a pool? Thanks

Hi, it depends on the size of your pool. Pool cleaners start from 50 euros upwards, running the pump more times during the summer and top up the pool. I have done a video on cleaning your pool to keep the costs down but it is a luxury. Many thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@julieheywood8511]

Interesting stuff 👍

Thank you Julie, many thanks for watching :)

[@tomfitz7431]

I will comment fully in a few days..many costs in Barcelona where we have a house are higher than UK !!

I may be making another video on this as the costs , like oil will make a knock on effect with everything but that's going to be like this every where around the world. Got a good exchange rate the others day on my money. Many thanks for watching Tom :)

[@tomfitz7431]

@ I was waiting for my friend to do a supermarket and grocery shop to check prices etc... she might go tomorrow.. anyway I send her the costs of lots of items here on sale in Asda etc...she says all cheaper in the UK...I haven't been over to the house in about 5 years...so out of touch... Electric is second most expensive in the world after Finland..tax on solar panels was so high in catalunya , was cheaper to ditch them and pay..only 3 large companies to choose from with confusing tariffs...there is no Wilko or Poundland in Spain.. Chinese shops are not that cheap and sell Poundland stuff for 3euros.. Car spares also expensive...new headlights for the car with fitting is £120..garages over there have quoted £400..!!...I used to take over bulbs , wiper blades etc as all cheaper in UK....when a friend drives his van over , I load it up with everyday items from here....the council tax a lot cheaper in Spain but a swim now costs 12 euros...I pay £4 in London... I will update once my friend has been to the shops....can't believe she says even vegetables are cheaper in UK....!

[@bruceketcheson4877]

@@tomfitz7431 Not even close on the electricity rates, the UK kw/h rates are higher than Spain, and none are higher than Germany. I think its time for you to move back to the UK

[@lee10330]

You should try Menu del dia, Good Spanish restaurants usually offer this between 1.30 till 4,30. A starter , main and dessert and a drink for only 10 euros, a great bargain.

Many thanks for the comment and tip, there are some very good deals here in Mazarron, if you look around. Many thanks for watching :)

[@RitzaM_1965]

Things are going up everywhere, and no doubt Spain is more expensive now than before, however, compared to the United States, Spain is an absolute bargain right now!!

Good to know, true cost of living has risen here in Spain :)

[@richyd2411]

Very informative especially for me & my wife as we are moving to Costa Calida ( LA ) hopefully in sept - Oct when our villa is completed 😀

Good luck with the move Richard and I'm sure the weather in Sept - Oct will be still lovely and hot. Many thanks for watching :)

[@richyd2411]

Thank you 🙏

[@sirbrian9404]

Nice one me old mucker 🍾

Many thanks Brian and thanks for watching :)

[@keithjames2450]

Great vlog Shaun, live to see you do some restaurant vlogs, especially menu del dia at a Chinese.

Thank you Keith, I did do a short video at Yaho in the Port but will try to do a longer one on what's to offer. Many thanks for watching :)

[@tomfitz7431]

Always found Chinese food in Spain to be dreadful !!!

[@keithjames2450]

@@tomfitz7431 Menu del dia, 3 course's, including a bottle of wine, 7 50 euros each and free brandy, schnapps etc with the bill!

[@tomfitz7431]

@@keithjames2450 mmmm but all the ones in Barcelona have awful food... tasteless bloop !!

[@tomfitz7431]

Gloop

[@Chrisheron78]

Just a very quick question my friend...Do you live on a golf residential development? I have looked into it but dont fancy paying the 200 euro bill per month maintenance costs for the rest of my future retirement. I have noticed when looking on spanish property websites, they arent very forthcoming with letting you know their properties are on golf developments that incur pretty hefty monthly payments DESPITE owning the property outright (assuming youre mortgage free). Many thanks

Hi Chris, thankfully I don’t pay any community fees but we do have a golf course. Very true about property sites don’t mention the community charge fees as these can go up or done yearly and you have no say. Also we own our own property as well. Many thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@Chrisheron78]

@ Many thanks mate your response is as always appreciated. Take care🙂

[@ArtJorgeCom]

Hi!! thanks and very informative!! great channel!! I am 52 and from Switzerland with a spanish Passport, and want to come over next year. My budget monthly budget is about 1800 to 2000 Eur for everything (car costs and all the extra yearly costs).. I want to buy a similar property as yours, so I wouldnt have to pay any rent. do you think 2000 euro each month is enough for a single humble person? thank you!

I think 2000, is plenty for a single person. Glad you enjoy the channel, check out the area you like and start your new adventure, many thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@tontoreggae]

Hi Shaun, thanks for the information. I’m just wondering is that one thousand pound a month for 2 people? Do you think around 900 euro a month would generally be enough for a single person with a fair bit of savings put by also and your own place bought and paid for?

Hi Peter, yes that is for the both of us. I think 900 euro's should be okay for one person depending your a EU citizen. Like I said, it's all about your life style. Many thanks for watching. I do a Live Show every month, next one is thew 24th March 9.30pm Spanish time for a hour, most welcome to ask questions. Many thanks for watching :)

[@blurayffan66]

That's exactly what I live on in south of Alicante region with house paid off. I rarely eat or drink out tho which would add extra.

[@yogiparashara4016]

Hey Shaun , great video. Could you create a spreadsheet of all the costs to share. Obviously not any personal info just general numbers which we can total up to act as a guide. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@archiemunro3824]

Do your own spreadsheet. He’s just given you all the numbers.

Hi Yogi, I've giving all the figures on the video so you can see while I'm chatting. When I made this video, the cost of oil was just going up so I may be making another one in a month or so as it's starting to double now and that will have a knock on effect on everything else. Many thanks for watching :)

[@barryoneill-ec9zz]

Shawn, Is there a large Brit expats in your area, ? I want to start a biz. Thanks

Hi Barry, along the coast, loads of Brits. Many thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@barryoneill-ec9zz]

@ Thanks Shawn

[@louisevines5590]

Do you have to pay for rubbish collection if so roughly how much ?

We pay IBI tax (council tax) once a year, about 500 euros, this will differ, where ever you live :)

[@vodkadave69]

Much appreciated Shaun,very helpful. I’m coming over in April and May to start looking in Bolneuvo and Mazarron,how are the the property looking, any idea this year so far ? Many thanks Top man 👍👍

Top Man Vodka Dave, plenty of new builds about and plenty of property to check out. Good luck in your search for a new life. Many thanks for watching :)

[@rickhopwood6157]

Hi, thanks for a very informative video. You say about transferring £1000 over each month, am I to take it that in your opinion this would be enough to live on and pay all the bills for each month if spread over a year?

Thank you Rick, depending on your lifestyle and property, we find £1,000 a month enough but I also say we bring over extra to pay the big bills, insurance, oil for heating and repairs. If your part of the EU that should be okay, outside the UK, you will need a lot more money to obtain a Visa. Many thanks for watching :)

[@blurayffan66]

Can definitely live on €1000 (not including rent/mortgage) but that's where I live...Orihuela Costa, Alicante (south of Torrevieja)

[@ursulabecker730]

Hi Shaun Do you speak Spanish? I’m from Germany and intend to find something on the coast. The info is very useful. I’m worried about understanding the Spanish bills etc. do u have somebody that assists you in the general translation of docs. Etc? Now to solar panels. I installed them here in Germany about 2 years ago. That’s one of the best things we did. We adapted to running most of the appliances when the sun shines and leased an egolf. As yet we have no battery to save the extra power so we sell it to the electric co. We pay a minimal amt. on electricity and 80% less on petrol.

[@PULSIMUS]

just use Starling bank and you can use both side pounds/Euro 😊

Many thanks for the information 👍🇪🇸

[@AllAboutSpainbyBarryHaylor]

Good information for people who do not live in Spain 🇪🇸

Top Man Barry, always interesting to know about costs. Many thanks for watching :)

[@andrescasado5975]

Freedom of movement personas mercancías y servicios

Muchas gracias por ver a Andrés :)

[@flight101]

I find the majority of english never think things through. There are community fees and so many things on top of buying the house whether you live there all the time or not. Luckily we live in the remotest area of Ibiza so no community charges. Also buying things like tumble driers😂… carpets, curtains.. those things are definitely not needed in Spain.!

Many thanks for your comment and thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@tomm5228]

Please can anyone inform me, Did want to live in Spain but now I have to pass a Spanish driving test, to old for this plus if I brought country house it’s a gamble if I pass So… If I buy a country villa to visit several times a year could I buy a Spanish car and drive it like a tourist visiting for 10 days or so? Rental cars for 5 visits a year costly any ideas please Tom

Good question, there are many people here in Spain with holiday homes and have Spanish cars but I personally don’t know any so better ask at the Spanish consulate when applying for a visa. The car will need to have a ITV (MOT) check every year if over 10 years old. Rental cars at the moment are very costly now, wish you luck.

[@tomm5228]

@ thanks for the reply, just trying to work out what’s best for both of us, finished work and winter was very long. Love your videos

[@joaquincastello6174]

Well ..It depends on the cops... Everyrime you come to Spain yournew british passport must be stamped .. Police in Spain will check every third country passport in order to know how long have you been here , how long will you state .. They can ask you questions like if you were an illegal inmigrant so you must be sure what to do. Expats do not exist anymore in Spain .. We call now inmigrants after putting the cross in the wrong box.

[@liammeech3702]

What? You can't live in Spain unless you have a driver's license?

[@MrRipOffs]

The minimum savings/income non-EU couple need to show just to get a Spanish visa around €33k year 1 and double that for year 2. If that's difficult Portugal only requires around €12k per year. Another consideration, in UK we pay over €2900 in council tax per year band D inland. In Murcia/Almeria inland for equivalent/bigger home its in the ball park of €600, plus in the South our home worth almost double what we'd need to spend in Spain. Shaun has been a great find, thank you buddy.

Many thanks for your comment and information - it helps everybody. Many thanks for watching :)

[@lunaalexandra_]

Hi! I’m a student thinking about doing university in Spain. Mostly for the experience I wouldn’t move there just yet long term probably until retirement. However I think about 3 years would be perfect for me. I’d like your honest opinion about moving to Spain. I’d like to study midwifery preferably but if not that’s fine. Is it hard getting a job? Are the tax’s hard to pay? are people welcoming? Currently living in England and really thinking about it! :)

@@lunaalexandra_ Hi Luna, if you hold a UK passport then you're outside the EU which will make life much harder. You may be able to apply for a student visa but better to ask the Spanish consulate as they can advise more than me. Work is hard here, lower wages and if you don't speak Spanish, even worse. One thing I can say, the Spanish are very welcoming here. I wish you luck.

[@lunaalexandra_]

@ hi thank you for replying so quickly. I have a Portuguese passport as I’m Portuguese but moved to England when I was 6. I’ve heard that doing university in Spain is cheaper but the education isn’t that good. However I want to do it for the experience.

@@lunaalexandra_ go and do it Luna, enjoy life :)

[@tman5634]

An individuals tax & WILL needs carefully looking into for any British person wanting to move/retire in Spain or any other country..even those already overseas. I've been studying these matters recently & I urge anyone to do so. Things may not be what you think.

Many thanks for your comment and two important issues about living in Spain. My next monthly video will be about tax! Many thanks for watching 👍

[@tman5634]

@ If you require some info on this, i'm happy to help, if possible. What I will say is that many Brits living in Spain won't be doing what's necessary, tax & WILL...because it can be very complicated. The issue of such being further down the road & in which case its too late then. Many taxes in Spain for British residents & non residents, especially renting property out, plus under or over the 183days stays in any full year.

@@tman5634 If you can send any info on tax, that would be a big help as when people are asking about monthly costs, tax is an extra and to some people can cost you if you're on a budget. I will be talking about this next month - something to talk about - thank you

[@Burbery777]

Uk now 250+ only for electricity

Many thanks for your comment 👍

[@svenssvensson9024]

Get solar panels and a EV. Electricity will be much cheaper and no pollution. You can also get V2G and use the batteries in the car to power the house when the sun shines. Price for solar and BEVs are dropping every day. The most important reason to move to Spain is the weather and sun / lifestyle.

Thank you Svens for your comment and tip - yes it's the lifestyle. Many thanks for watching :)

[@bobyouel7674]

u are working i presume/ so u pay tax etc thanks

I'm a pensioner and don't work but I'm still paying taxes here.

[@andrescasado5975]

El precio de la luz ha subido muchísimo y por eso es mejor calentarse con gas butano

The price of electricity has risen a lot and that is why it is better to heat yourself with butane gas - Muchas gracias por tu comentario Andres :)

[@Youtubepremiumaccountuser]

I like your channel my friend. I am in my 50s and I think slowly to settle in Spain… Unfortunately I don’t speak Spanish and I can’t embrace moving to a different country without knowing the language…

Glad you enjoy my videos and many thanks for watching them :)

[@carmenrosario5539]

So, how much for 2 people monthly, in a place like yours? What city are you in?

Hi, I don't live in a city, a town called Mazarron. Over £1,000 per month for the both of us. Many thanks for watching :)

[@grazianolaudisio3644]

What are the monthly costs for a family with 2 children Carmen?

[@TheDaf95xf]

Buena tarde Shaun. Or good afternoon 😂 Great video as always. As you know already we’ve a holiday home in Sucina near Mike & Yvonne between the lakes. Fantastic KZbin channel 🤩 We’ve not been too our home since 2019 but hopefully we can get out in the 11th June and hopefully we can have a ride to see you both for a coffee ☕️ Hopefully the war in the Ukrainian 🇺🇦 will have ceased by then and some sort of normality can resume 🙄 God bless all those people. We have a bank account with Cajamar and have no charges I think 🤔 We also use currency exchange. Very good 👍🏻 We’ve now bought a new house in the U.K. instead of investing in our Spanish home 🏡 because of Brexit 🙁 We’ll just keep it as a holiday home and a rental home instead 🙄 And in two years when we retire, if things don’t change with the 90 day rule we’ll sell up which is sad 😞 Take care cheers Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Many thanks for your comment Steve and look forward to meeting you both one day for coffee. Hopefully Spain will change the 90 day rule as I already know a few people who are selling their holiday homes because of the 90 day rule plus some of the Resorts have had their golf courses shut down because of the Covid and lack of visitors. Many thanks for watching and keep safe :)

[@ebonieriley8309]

Did you say total

Please explain more

This will give you some idea about monthly costs for living in Spain for a retired couple :)

[@inserter400]

Having a problem with the mutua .

What’s Mutual?

[@inserter400]

@ Occupational health They have stopped my income !

[@johnoneil4456]

Not any cheaper than the UK!

Very true John, many thanks for watching 👍🇪🇸

[@alessandropetta7795]

You don't see solar panels in Spain where you live simply because "normal" people simply cannot afford them.

Very true but why so expensive when they could flood the market with panels unless they are no good :)

[@alessandropetta7795]

@ yes, a lot of the cheaper options won't last very long and I don't talk about how efficient panels may be after 20 or 30 years (80%+ of the initial), but about the fact that, with crazy heat and such, they would probably break before ROI is reached. It seems easy but it's complex. In Italy the ROI is usually 8/10 years, at least nowadays.

@@alessandropetta7795 many thanks for your comment :)

[@brianperry]

I have lived in Spain for over twenty years, during that time I've endured two financial collapses, the one in 2008 and the preset one. The 2008 banking debacle was over relatively quickly in terms of the exchange rate recovery, a very important consideration when living off UK generated pension/s...However the present problems caused initially by Brexit is far more problematic, the exchange rate plummeted the day after the referendum..... (A vote that myself and many other brit immigrants were denied because of the 15 year rule )... in 6 years struggles to record 1.20€... The day preceding the referendum the euro was 1.38-40€....Everything in Spain is now more expensive due to the worldwide economic downturn. having said that its still cheaper to live in Spain.....its just not quite as cheap as it once was!!..As for the problems facing those wishing to move...Spain has always had rules and regulations regarding those who wish to live here..ie: Residencia, Car, driving licences, tax etc! Its just that many Brits chose to live ''under the radar'' blissfully ignoring the rules.....many returned to UK to vote Brexit ( Turkeys voting for Christmas )believing it wouldn't effect them ...well it didn't it, plus it effected the everybody else regardless...

Many thanks for your comment Brian, since Brexit, many things have changed for us Brits living outside the EU now, thankfully I came before the Brexit. Interesting times ahead.

[@rollosinternet1853]

Of course Spanish shouldn't be expected to speak English in their own country. Immigrants are expected to learn the language and integrate, same as British want resident immigrants to the UK to do Keep in mind that the poster's situation is completely different to that of post Brexit British immigrants to Spain. You need to prove that you won't be a burden to the country and pay your taxes in Spain Resident immigrants from 3rd countries do not have freedom of movement, only residency in their host country.

Many thanks for your comment and thanks for watching :)

[@charleshogg4852]

Have your pension paid direct to your spainish bank account I have money left over every month from uk pension after bills it comes from usa from dwp .you are wasting money with poor advice .

Many thanks for your comment.

[@numanoid5665]

Hi Shaun, Thinking of retiring there soon, Will be able to buy a house and car. Would a pension of about 2K euro, a month keep a couple afloat, with no rent to pay etc ? Many thanks in advance

Hi, renting is a good idea when thinking of moving and living in Spain. 2K should be plenty, depending on your lifestyle. Many thanks for watching and wish you luck on your new life 👍🇪🇸

[@numanoid5665]

@ thanks Shaun, Your info is invaluable to us, many thanks for all your help. D.H Ireland