| The Cost of Living in Spain | | | | for milk are 80 cents a litre, a frozen pizza $3.50, |
| If you decide to rent the prices are going to be high. | | | | meat is pricey ranging from three to five dollars a |
| In a tourist area the prices are typically two and a | | | | pound for chicken to six to eight dollars a pound for |
| half to three and a half percent of the value of the | | | | pork chops. It is less expensive if you prepare your |
| home. Buying a home is much cheaper as interest | | | | own meals, however you may have to learn to |
| rates start at around three percent. | | | | substitute ingredients as all items are not as readily |
| Utility bills vary depending on usage and what | | | | available as they are in the United States. Cars are |
| amenities you have. For example, water is metered in | | | | expensive in Spain, however gasoline and |
| Spain and the usual costs is less than twenty dollars a | | | | maintenance are cheaper. Gasoline runs about 90 |
| month. However if you have a pool or garden or | | | | cents a litre and up. Maintenance can be higher if you |
| both the price can be eighty to one hundred dollars a | | | | have a car that requires parts that are not in stock |
| month. Electricity runs about thirteen to fourteen | | | | and have to be ordered. |
| dollars a month plus 9.6 cents per kilowatt hour used. | | | | If you are thinking of relocating to Spain, the |
| If the home you live in is not well insulated it can be | | | | minimum income to live in shared accommodations |
| much higher. Gas is about five cents per kilowatt | | | | would generally be about a thousand to twelve |
| hour, however it is not available in all areas. Taxes are | | | | hundred dollars a month. Seventeen hundred dollars a |
| normally low and if you own your home you typically | | | | month and more, still sharing housing, will allow you a |
| pay less than 350 dollars a year. If you rent landlords | | | | few more amenities. Generally speaking the cost of |
| generally pay the taxes. | | | | living is cheaper in some aspects and higher in others |
| Grocery prices can vary depending on the area you | | | | just as it is almost anywhere else you choose to live. |
| live in and shop. From a typical supermarket prices | | | | |