Is it more expensive to live or own in Spain now as a Brit?
Hi there i am asking as i would love to buy a home in the sun Costa Almeria seems to be the place! I am wondering does this make Spain much more expensive to live or have a home there now?
Hi there i am asking as i would love to buy a home in the sun Costa Almeria seems to be the place! I am wondering does this make Spain much more expensive to live or have a home there now?
The cost of food etc does not seem to have changed much, but if like me you like the occasional bit of the U.K., there is an Iceland store which was always more expensive than U.K. but since Brexit prices in Iceland have risen greatly. For example, I love the Indian curries and they were €2-50 last year and rose to €2-75 at around the end of the year which is perfectly acceptable, but since Brexit they are now €3-50 because of extra charges...
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:36pm
I think every expat forum that involves Spain and the UK has a thread every ten minutes on the cost of food and where can I get Marmite or something. Two weeks from now there will be "illegal" Brits in Spain looking over their shoulders not fully knowing if they'll be sunning themselves this time next year on the beach opposite Los Amigos or shopping at some Asda store in Putney or some other wet and cold scrotum tightening Scunthorpe. Additional...
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:05am
Hi, well obviously the income requirements as a third country national makes it somewhat more expensive. If you qualify, living here is pretty cost effective.
The cost of food etc does not seem to have changed much, but if like me you like the occasional bit of the U.K., there is an Iceland store which was always more expensive than U.K. but since Brexit prices in Iceland have risen greatly. For example, I love the Indian curries and they were €2-50 last year and rose to €2-75 at around the end of the year which is perfectly acceptable, but since Brexit they are now €3-50 because of extra charges and all Iceland products have risen by about the same percentage. Not Iceland’s fault, but the fault of Brexit.
Thank you!
Doris wrote on Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:36pm:
The cost of food etc does not seem to have changed much, but if like me you like the occasional bit of the U.K., there is an Iceland store which was always more expensive than U.K. but since Brexit prices in Iceland have risen greatly. For example, I love the Indian curries and they were €2-50 ...
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...last year and rose to €2-75 at around the end of the year which is perfectly acceptable, but since Brexit they are now €3-50 because of extra charges and all Iceland products have risen by about the same percentage. Not Iceland’s fault, but the fault of Brexit.
Thank you!
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Lmj18 wrote on Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:51pm:
Hi, well obviously the income requirements as a third country national makes it somewhat more expensive. If you qualify, living here is pretty cost effective.
Thank you!
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:36pm
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Doris wrote on Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:36pm:
The cost of food etc does not seem to have changed much, but if like me you like the occasional bit of the U.K., there is an Iceland store which was always more expensive than U.K. but since Brexit prices in Iceland have risen greatly. For example, I love the Indian curries and they were €2-50 ...
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...last year and rose to €2-75 at around the end of the year which is perfectly acceptable, but since Brexit they are now €3-50 because of extra charges and all Iceland products have risen by about the same percentage. Not Iceland’s fault, but the fault of Brexit.
please explain why it is the fault of Brexit,I know you love to bash it as much as you can
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:45pm
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Spain is not as cheap as it used to be,electricity,gas water etc have gone up,local grown veg/fruit is stable but will increase, if you want curry make your own,very easy,any convenience food is subject to fluctuation even here in the UK
As LMJ said the big thing is the financial needs to live in Spain,not the cost of day to day.
years ago you could use the currency as a guide to work out things,BUT, nowadays to play safe work it at pare1-1 and see from there
I think every expat forum that involves Spain and the UK has a thread every ten minutes on the cost of food and where can I get Marmite or something. Two weeks from now there will be "illegal" Brits in Spain looking over their shoulders not fully knowing if they'll be sunning themselves this time next year on the beach opposite Los Amigos or shopping at some Asda store in Putney or some other wet and cold scrotum tightening Scunthorpe. Additional costs are in Spain now because of Brexit (convince me I'm wrong and you'll be sharing a magnum of decent grog with me on our terrace next chance I get to Spain). It'll cost much extra to extend the 90 days occupancy and after we've mentioned private health insurance the Brits will need private health insurance to survive the costly shock.
I'm not going to drag this thread into a pro/anti Brexit slag (life is too bloody short). People have a choice where they want a holiday home; the fact at this minute is Spain has too many obstacles for somebody to lash out high money for low occupancy. If you want to throw away money have a few big bets in Cheltenham where at least you'll get a run for your money. Stick with Spain and your arithmetic will have to improve and once you've counted more than 90 days of sunshine you'd want to start calculating another 182 days outside of the EU. I don't say this in a happy mood.
Any Brit contemplating buying a holiday home for 90 days occupancy would want to look at himself in the mirror and say "Hey Self! Can I afford to flush €150,000.00 down the toilet?" We all know the answer is "No" so get over it mentally.
You're hell bent on going to Spain. Great! and we all want you to come. Use the 90 Day Rule to your advantage. Arrive somewhere between 1st November and return to the UK before the end of March and you've avoided the worst of the UK weather and can look forward to the best of the UK summer temperatures. I can't give more accurate advice bearing in mind as Spain (or any EU country other than Ireland) will not extend stays for non residencia people at a more reasonable rate.
hartcjhart wrote on Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:45pm:
Spain is not as cheap as it used to be,electricity,gas water etc have gone up,local grown veg/fruit is stable but will increase, if you want curry make your own,very easy,any convenience food is subject to fluctuation even here in the UK
As LMJ said the big thing is the financial needs to live in Spain,not the cost of day to day....
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years ago you could use the currency as a guide to work out things,BUT, nowadays to play safe work it at pare1-1 and see from there
Thank you
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