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

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.

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Where necessary, we've tried to include links to site translations courtesy of google.com.
• Spain Expat's finance in Spain section brings you... Spain Expat's list of links to the various Spanish government ministry and department websites. Original site links plus links to translations provided by Google.

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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.

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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.

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