Living in Southern Spain on €2000/month – Lifestyles in Spain

A big thank you to Debbie and Kevin for sharing their lives with me!

And a thank you to Chris over at the Retired Working for You YouTube channel for the inspiration @RetiredWorkingForYou

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==== WHO ARE WE? ====
Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. We both live in Madrid. Our channel gives you a local insight into life in Spain and helps you experience this country like a local when you come to live (or visit!).

If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenid@!I

[theeuge]

I follow this channel for quite sometime. I really like this kind of content because it’s very personal. Sure wish you posted more videos like this with other families or maybe even other locations in Spain.

[henryrivas]

❤ We lived in Valencia for 6 weeks July and Aug. We spent about 300 euros a month on grocery. We spent 2500 in restaurant bills, but we were very social. The fruits and vegetables were amazing!!! Life in Spain is fabulous

[LeMaxLM]

Nerja is very nice. We are from Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and we bought a small house not far from Nerja, next Cómpeta and we absolutely love it here ❤

[peggymckenzie]

What a lovely couple and a great interview. They have a lovely home and a happy, comfortable lifestyle. It suits them well, and they were generous to allow all of us into their world for a few minutes. Thanks guys 😊

[SusanH-bz]

Loved this! My husband and I recently retired and just got our NLVs. We are moving to Madrid in a couple weeks with our Golden Retriever. We hired many people to help us including Bureaucracy for visa assistance (They are AMAZING), Starwood Pet travels (expensive but not private jet expensive and well worth it!), a relocation specialist from Living in Madrid Spain (Pablo is wonderful!) and soon, a tax person. We are so very grateful to you for all your inspiration and information that helped us through this process (and it is a process!). Hope to meet you sometime!

[miheco]

I vacationed here now and then as a guest of the developer during 87-88, I was living in London. I met the developer and Capistrano was not fully finished. The developer told me he got the idea from a project named Casitas Capistrano, in So. California's city of San Juan Capistrano, which I knew very well being from So.California. This was when Chiringito Ajo was on the sand. I have many photos of those days..

[ellieramseyer]

James, Congratulations! Once again you hit this video out of the park! Very informative and in depth information Thank you. Keep up the great work!!

[digitechnomad]

I live not far from Nerja which is a very expensive place to live these days as so many expats there pushing house prices up so only the rich ones can afford them. I live 45 minutes away in the campo, where there are not many expats as they don't like any outsiders or foreigners, but i live here for less than €1000 per month. I can get a small beer and a tapas for only €1.50 from Bar La Alcua for example, its amazing lol

[madhavyu]

Single person 1650€ per month in Valencia, Spain suburb (including rent).

[cryptolatino]

I'm planning on spending a few months in that part of Spain, I have some friends there, it's such a calm and beautiful place.

[Megavoltamper]

We are a family of two, we live in Zaragoza, we have our own apartment and we don't have any debts, our average monthly expenses are less than 1400 EUR / month, including a full (sin copago) health insurance. We don't skimp, but we don't live large either. But to be honest, although it's a nice city with very friendly people, Zaragoza is not for expats, it's VERY difficult to get a job here as a highly skilled professional without at least C1 Spanish, and the salaries are even lower than in the Central European region. (no surprise, there are very few European immigrants here like us...)

[susanglasgow]

My mum was one of the first to buy a timeshare apartment in El Capistrano in the 70’s. We had many happy times there and so many memories. X

[bkm]

Excellent video James, really gives people a more detailed idea of what it takes to move to Spain.
Lovely couple, it was very kind of them to be on board. Thank you!👍❤

[martham]

This is about the best coverage of this topic that I´ve seen anywhere - thanks everybody!

[fredcookerly]

Just my two cents having lived in Spanish coastal communities for 10 years now; good luck finding something to rent year round in the nicest locations. Most owners will only rent from October to May as they save the other months for higher summer rentals or for use by their own family. Buying is the better option. (It also allows you to remodel and open the floor plan as you'll find most Spanish places are very closed off by design.)

[bryansarty]

That was a very eye opening and entertaining episode James, especially from the view of fellow Canadians. Thanks to Debbie and Kevin for doing this! Can't honestly say enough of how good your Masterclass is.
By the way, Nora and I won't be going to France after all, we ARE back on track for moving to Spain. We just love the country and everything it offers too much.

Salud!
Bryan

[joshschwartz]

James I appreciate your videos. Been watching for years. My wife and I with our daughter had our non lucrative visas for Spain to live in San Sebastián for one year coming from Florida. Two weeks before we were to leave they closed the border because of COVID. April 1, 2020 was our flight date. We went for a month July of ‘22 and a month in July of ‘23 It’s still in our thoughts and plans to come for a year and maybe even semi permanent.

[ClaireProvan]

Great to see our friends! Very useful info. Realistic view of our life here in Nerja

[cmacmenow]

Debbie and Kevin, you made a wise decision in moving to Nerja!
Lovely little town and for so many reasons - I went to Spanish School there some years ago- 
which you undoubtedly have discovered by now. The location alone is perfect, being close to the mountains,
the sea and the rest of the Costa Del Sol. The roads and railways are excellent.
I'm hoping to move there in 2025 if all goes to plan.I've been planning this for
a number of years now. I retire next year.
Looking for a single room to rent until I find my Spanish home.
James, once again an excellent and for me, timely video. The pricing and comparisons are a huge
benefit and good to know.I will be able to use that as an excellent guide.
Gracias a todos por la información. Que tengáis un buen fin de semana. C.J. @ Belfast.

[Meldelkel]

Great content thank you - very grateful for this couples transparency. I live and work in Madrid ex London and enjoy it but also love England. The truth is there is no one perfect place to live. Well done