In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
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In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
Madrid.
Valencia.
Sevilla.
Marbella.
Which has the highest cost of living? highest rental prices?
Valencia.
Sevilla.
Marbella.
Which has the highest cost of living? highest rental prices?
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
I was looking for cost of living comparisons and found this. Now I dont live in spain - Have no idea how accurate this is, others on here who do live in spain will be able to tell you how accurate it is. It allows you to compare places. However I also dont know how the recent economic situation effects it. But might be worth a look at.
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
Marbella is probably the most expensive because it's not really a city, more of a high class holiday resort (though I expect someone will shoot me down for saying that). The rest are big cities and rental prices will depend on how expensive and exclusive the neighbourhood is, but they will all have cheaper districts too. Because public transport is very good in Spanish cities, you can easily live in a cheaper district and not miss out.
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
I think you may be right. We have been for odd weekends to Madrid and found it cheaper than Marbella.
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Marbella is probably the most expensive because it's not really a city, more of a high class holiday resort (though I expect someone will shoot me down for saying that). The rest are big cities and rental prices will depend on how expensive and exclusive the neighbourhood is, but they will all have cheaper districts too. Because public transport is very good in Spanish cities, you can easily live in a cheaper district and not miss out.
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I wasn't implying there was anything wrong with it, but it has a completely different economy than the other three cities, which is mainly based on tourism. In 1950 it had less than a thousand inhabitants. Are you saying it isn't more expensive than the other three cities?
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla
Marbella
In that order. Of course it will depend on exactly where you want to live. In the nice parts of Madrid you are talking 2000 euros a month for a 2/3 bed flat. In the bad parts, maybe 800 euros
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
If it is any help El Mundo has a map on which you can compare house prices in the various regions. I imagine rents would be correlated with prices to some extent.
http://www.elmundo.es/suvivienda/sv/tasaciones/
http://www.elmundo.es/suvivienda/sv/tasaciones/
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
I would say this would be the right order:
Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla
Marbella
Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla
Marbella
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
my apologies to the OP but there is a city missing from that list - Barcelona !
I am sure those who live there or even have visited will say it should be at the top or vying for the top of the list.
I am sure those who live there or even have visited will say it should be at the top or vying for the top of the list.
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
I was looking for cost of living comparisons and found this. Now I dont live in spain - Have no idea how accurate this is, others on here who do live in spain will be able to tell you how accurate it is. It allows you to compare places. However I also dont know how the recent economic situation effects it. But might be worth a look at.
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
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Re: In which order are these cities the most expensive to live?
It is a good site. Not definitive though. eg. someone moving to the UK from Spain could be a few thousand better off with paying less tax. We have had houses in the UK. Florida and UK and Florida is definitely the cheapest to live.