Down the Supermarket
Salad - 70% less
Meat - 50% less
Beer - 75% less
Wine - 75% less
Bread - 50% less
Dairy - 50% less
Coffee - 40% less
Tea - 30% less
Olive Oil - 60% less
Down the Market
Fruit and Veg - 80% less
Other food stuffs - 60% less
Leathers and Linens - 70% less
Music - 20% less
DVDs - 10% less
Video games - 10% more expensive.
Property
Apartment - Really cheap compared to UK.
Town House - Similar to Wales for top quality house
Semi - Half Price of Manchester
Villa - Makes Tunbridge Wells, Chichester and Chesire look expensive, but also makes Nottingham look cheap.
Restaurants
About 70% less than city prices in the UK. See the meny items on our dining page.
Taxes
You pay more income tax than in the UK, but the Spanish are adept at avoiding (not evading) tax. Keep your incomes going in the UK! Local government taxes (e.g. council tax and rates etc.) are a fraction of the UK. Purchase taxes tend to be lower, apart from property purchase taxation that tends to be higher.
Clothes
Cheaper across the board, as long as you don't venture into designer labels. Shoes are 70% less as long as you stick to quality and not premium labels.
Petrol
Unleaded and diesel are both up to 50% less than in the UK depending on region.
School Fees
Private schooling approximately 65% lower than in UK.
Automobiles
Mostly 30% cheaper than in UK.
Professional Services
All cheaper by about 75% compared to UK, with one or two very small number of exceptions.
Domestic Services and Labour
Roughly 45% less.
Childcare
70% less.
