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Originally Posted by lamha
The employer is a worldwide IT-company, which is establishing a new office down there.
Coming from Switzerland I could earn here approx 4000 euros. So it's hard for me to believe, that life in Malaga would be half as expensive as in Switzerland, but it seems, that I could be wrong?
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I am a Swiss living in Spain (Alicante). I am traveling to Switzerland on a regular basis, because part of my family lives there. The big difference in costs is about the fix costs. In Switzerland Rent, health insurance and Taxes will -at least for us as a family of three- be about half as much as in Spain. We rent an apartment for 900 Euros, which would be about at least 1500 - 1800 Euros in Switzerland. Taxes are, as far as I know, - I am retired- normally already deducted and, if you work, health insurance is free. So up to you to make the math. Going out to eat is also quite cheaper in Spain. I did notice that food prices are about the same (except fruits), or maybe sometime even cheaper (Migros) in Switzerland. Overall, I would estimate cost of living about 30% cheaper in Spain. But of course is does also depends on your life style. If you live very low key, then you can live in Spain on very little money (for Swiss standard). I mean many Spaniards have to live with an amount of money which would not even be sufficient to pay the rent in Switzerland.