Tagged: living in spain, finance, cost of living, food, electricity, costs, rent, utilities, gas, cost of living in barcelona, cost of living in spain, costs in spain, basic necessities

An average restaurant per person bill is 12€. A glass of beer or wine at a bar is 1.50€. A tapa is 2€."
• Spain Expat's Finance in Spain section brings you... Information on costs of living for expatriates in Spain, including the basic necessities and a rough guide for estimating your costs.

Tagged: finance, exchange, foreign, bank, transfer, transaction, money, currency, check, solutions, rate, spain currency, credit card, spain currency exchange

Bank transfer: This is the best way if you need more money than an ATM machine can manage."
• Spain Expat's Finance in Spain section brings you... Information on exchanging currency from sterling and dollars to euros for expatriates living in Spain.

Tagged: nie, finance, property, dni, spain taxes, tax, tributaria, agencia, advisor, irs, council tax, tax in spain, income tax, tax spain, taxes in spain, special tax, expat tax, wealth tax, tax rate, capital gains, royal decree 687/2005

Income taxes in Spain should be paid between May 1 and June 30 for the previous year’s income.”
• Spain Expat's Finance in Spain section brings you... Information on income taxes and income tax rates in Spain, paying tax in Spain, special taxes, VAT/IVA, double taxation, taxes on property and real estate, and US forms and publications for expatriates living in Spain.

Tagged: finance, bank, visa, card, transaction, fee, account, cuenta, banking, debit, la caixa, caixa catalunya, online banking

... be aware that when you go to a local bank to open your account, the employee probably won't speak English, and won't have experience in this type of account..."
• Spain Expat's Finance in Spain section brings you... Banks and banking for expatriates living in Spain. Includes information about: accounts for foreigners, VISA cards, debit cards, transaction fees, online banking, cajas and foreign-owned banks.

Tagged: property in spain, apartment, finance, property, costs, buying, barb, uk, types of buyers, property market, costs of buying, property prices, property in uk, live in spain

In Spain, the average costs of buying, with a mortgage equal, are circa 10% of the purchase price.
• Spain Expat's Finance in Spain section brings you... A great article from Mark Wilkens of the Rights Group regarding the actual costs of buying property in Spain 2007.