My wife and I will be moving to Alicante in 2012 and will be renting before we buy.I am 66 my wife will be 59 after paying the rent we will have £1200 per month to live on will this be enougth
Cost of Living
whitedog
04 May 2011 10:08:28
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Christine
04 May 2011 13:06:31
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Hi whitedog,
Welcome on Epxat-blog! 
I hope other members will be able to give you info about cost of living in Alicante.
I wish you good luck
Christine
PaulPayne
04 May 2011 23:05:22
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Of course it depends on the lifestyle you expect to lead, but I would say you should be able to live comfortably on £1200pm
Allow €80-€100 for water/electric/gas per month
SUMA(Council tax) c€350per year
Community Fee (€200-€500)per year
Food is a lot cheaper than UK if you eat local produce.
Petrol is about the same, maybe slightly cheaper
Consider how the exchange rate could affect you. For example today is €1.10 / £1. Exchange rate could drop lower and that impacts on the money you have to spend. Of course it could (should) get better over time and this means you'll have more Euros to live on.
All the best with your move to Spain
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