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Old Apr 28th 2008, 8:32 am
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Hi, i am new to the forum. My husband has been transferred to Spain with work. We have been told that the cost of living is much lower over there. Is anyone able to help me with approx. telephone, utility and grocery costs for a family of 3. I know it will only be an approximate but any advice at all woudl be so much appreciated

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Hi, i am new to the forum. My husband has been transferred to Spain with work. We have been told that the cost of living is much lower over there. Is anyone able to help me with approx. telephone, utility and grocery costs for a family of 3. I know it will only be an approximate but any advice at all woudl be so much appreciated

thanks heaps
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I think if you did a quick search of this forum you would find that this question has been answered (in many different guises) many times before.
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Oh I am sorry - I will have a better look around

thanks for your response
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Don't worry, you ask away........


I'm sure Mitzy did a list some time back about the costs of living in his part of Spain, I will have a look for it and see if I can find it for you.


There are a couple of bits in the Free Beer bit at the top of this page.
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Don't worry, you ask away........


I'm sure Mitzy did a list some time back about the costs of living in his part of Spain, I will have a look for it and see if I can find it for you.


There are a couple of bits in the Free Beer bit at the top of this page.
Oh thanks so much rugbymatt

I am just checking out the Free Beer links now - it is a very helpful thread
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Oh thanks so much rugbymatt

I am just checking out the Free Beer links now - it is a very helpful thread
I know, and jdr has been a star sorting it for everyone, even if he has lied about the free beer.


The people who have contributed tend to be the really useful people on here...............everyone else is just a trouble maker.
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I know, and jdr has been a star sorting it for everyone, even if he has lied about the free beer.


The people who have contributed tend to be the really useful people on here...............everyone else is just a trouble maker.
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Ahem!!

Mdsl...........dont go into Siesta Time or you will find out what Matt is really like!
Are you hijacking another thread?
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Are you hijacking another thread?
Errrrrrrrr no!! Just warning her about you!
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Hi
this is what somebody on here told me ......

if there are just 2 of you, you have no debts and you are not reckless spenders you should be able to scrape through with about €1200 per month. Here's a rough breakdown of that figure:
Shopping: €300/month
Car insurance: €50/month
Diesel and car maintainance: €160/month
Water: €30/month
Eletric: €60/month
Telephone and broadband: €70+/month
Taxes and CoO: maybe €100/month
Other: €500/month
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Originally Posted by Longtonian
Hi
this is what somebody on here told me ......

if there are just 2 of you, you have no debts and you are not reckless spenders you should be able to scrape through with about €1200 per month. Here's a rough breakdown of that figure:
Shopping: €300/month
Car insurance: €50/month
Diesel and car maintainance: €160/month
Water: €30/month
Eletric: €60/month
Telephone and broadband: €70+/month
Taxes and CoO: maybe €100/month
Other: €500/month
that is so helpful thanks so much
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Originally Posted by Longtonian
Hi
this is what somebody on here told me ......

if there are just 2 of you, you have no debts and you are not reckless spenders you should be able to scrape through with about €1200 per month. Here's a rough breakdown of that figure:
Shopping: €300/month
Car insurance: €50/month
Diesel and car maintainance: €160/month
Water: €30/month
Eletric: €60/month
Telephone and broadband: €70+/month
Taxes and CoO: maybe €100/month
Other: €500/month
cor! that seems a lot... in arbelous i could like like a king on 1200 a month..

will you be renting?/ that will need to come into the equation?

carole
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what would your breakdown if expenses be ?
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cor! that seems a lot... in arbelous i could like like a king on 1200 a month..

will you be renting?/ that will need to come into the equation?

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I think the shopping on that list is very cheap. I spend around €600 per month on our food shopping.
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Originally Posted by Longtonian
what would your breakdown if expenses be ?
Heres our breakdown per month on housing and shopping costs.........

Shopping - €600
Car insurance - €38
Petrol - €195
Water - €30
Electric - €90 in winter €30 in summer
Gas - €20
Telephone and broadband - €80
House insurance - €25
Topping up skype and call2 - €15

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