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Old 23rd January 2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally from uk. Expat in spain.
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Originally Posted by kevhalluk View Post
Some great advice to get me started there -

On average I earn £1800 before tax a month - do you feel I could live comfortably on my own ????

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Yes very comfortably ..... The cost of living here in rural areas is around 30% cheaper than the UK. Thats €2300 (€27600 pa) ......... I know of retirees with no mortgage living on €10000 per annum quite happily .... OK you have to take your rent, tax & seguridad payment out of that, but your salary would give you a comfortable standard of living in rural areas here. If you were however in the Cities, such as Barcelona & Madrid it would be more of a challenge as rents are higher and I've heard it said the cost of living is comparable to the UK.
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