LIVING IN SPAIN ON A BUDGET - IS SPAIN STILL A CHEAP PLACE TO LIVE - STANDARD OF LIVING 4k & Drone

#budgettravel #solotravel #costablanca - Chapters Added Below:

If you are thinking of moving to and living in spain and you are on a budget, keep watching. Spain was always a cheap place to live but is it still cheap and can you have a comfortable life here compared to the UK and the USA.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
03:16 Rent
07:43 Food and Drink
09:09 Groceries
10:59 Fuel
11:32 Energy
12:01 Mobile Data and WiFi
12:32 Price Comparison and Conclusion

Links to properties used in this video:

If you're thinking about traveling solo, or if you're just curious about what it's like, then this channel is for you. I hope you'll join me on my journey!

I retired early, I'm on a budget and I'm probably a bit crazy, but I sold up and I'm living In Europe full time with my dogs Molly and Buster

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[FlaminpieSpain]

Good video as you say some things especially some groceries are more but some a lot less

[garysimpson]

Another brilliant video steve and this one was perfect for me. As i might have told you im hoping to retire to Spain in April/may. I love torrevieja. My lifelong friend who moved to la zenia last year thinks it's outdated and him and his wife think i should move closer to where the are. Im thinking bollocks, rents are cheaper in torrevieja and it's only a 25 minute bus ride to la zenia.(I've never owned or driven a car in my life). The strip down by la zenia is just too busy for me and that was in late September. I was a barman in dublin and new York for over 40 years so im done with all the busy bars give me a place with a couple of people in it and im happy. In September i went to a restaurant across the rd from where i was staying to watch a Barcelona game i had 4 vodkas ( big enough you could wash your feet in and 2 cans of coke 20 euro. It would cost you that for one in Manhattan. My monthly payments pension and social security would be around 2680 euros a month i think i could live on that. Praying for your Dad and hoping you're hanging in there. Gid bless Steve.

[JohnLovesSpain]

Thank you, the cost of living comparison site is an eye opener to say the least. The UK is such a rip off place to live - I say this based purely on data and not emotion. As I'm retired a non lucrative visa looks very, very tempting indeed.

[DermotCrosby]

Excellent video Steve. You answered a lot of questions there with some well researched info.
If buying, would your favourite place be the area where you rented?

[joakimw]

greetings from a nwe subscriber😀 Which agency do you use to find appartment in Torrevieja?

[PhilHiggins-jnbl]

Again a good videos and good information on living costs 👌, but I disagree with some of your Costs, but mine are been compared with Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪 . Rent in my Complex Altos de Limonar area , my neighbours are Spanish and helpful and speak great English are paying 325 for 2 bed Apartment. Groceries are as you said Fish away more expensive than Ireland. Beef/ Steak again more expensive. Bread and Milk and Washing up and Washing Powder about the same as Ireland
Petrol and Diesel as you said away cheaper than Ireland. Water I should NOT compare as we got no charges yet in Ireland. Council tax/Property Tax cheaper. Car insurance cheaper, Eating out no comparison miles cheaper than Ireland. Clothes about the same. Internet for the home cheaper.
So most of what said is correct according to my lifestyle which is modest. Weather we will not discuss 😢. So in 2 weeks I am in Altos,
How is your Dad these days.
Keep the videos coming 😊

[garykitching]

Champagne life style on a lemonade budget 😂❤

[Jimmy-pofh]

At last a vidio that's explains in simple terms.crackin.vid

[DennisGonzaleznyhonolulu]

Aloha, I enjoyed your straight to the point video... I guess I can be called the not so "ramblin 68 year old NYCubaRican" who wants to live in Spain now that I'm retired. My plans in my mind are currently set for the end of February when my $2, 500 current lease expires next March2025 here in Honolulu, Hawaii. I've heard all kinds of things about when to start the retirement visa process but its's only 10 months from now. I currently earn from SSA and my two pensions about $3861 before taxes. I want to take a job here until I leave for Spain will that prevent me from going on that type of Visa? Also is that amount enough for a single simple lifestyle who simply want to travel in Europe whenever possible.

[garysimpson]

How are you doing Steve? You hanging in there?

[TrevorP-lv]

You get bang for your buck in Thailand.