Is Spain cheap? How much does it cost to live in Spain?

Is Spain cheap? Let’s start with the most important thing: Food! How much do you think it costs this tortilla de patatas from the supermarket?

I'll tell you in two minutes. First, let's check out the prices of some restaurants. Here they have a lot of tapas and dishes and starting from 3 € you have many options.

Look, this is a montadito (a small sandwich). It's a very cool way to eat, honestly You eat it fast, it’s good and they are cheap. This is a churros place in the morning, but they also have paella and many things, this surprised me.

And everything is, yeah, 4 €, 5 €. . .

And menu of the day for 16 €. Includes first and second course, which usually has a lot of options to choose from. It includes bread and dessert, everything for 16 euros.

In Spain, it is very interesting the “menu of the day”. It is a menu only for lunch, just at noon (well, 14-16 in Spain) and normally on the weekdays, but it includes two dishes, drink, bread and dessert. It’s usually between 10-15 €, 20, maybe.

And the cool thing is that you have many options to choose from for the first course and many other options to choose from for the second course. And it changes everyday what’s in the menu of the day. In restaurant chains you have very affordable menus with a drink and French fries.

There’s a Spanish montaditos chain which is very cheap, it’s called 100 Montaditos. And here on Wednesdays and Sundays all the montaditos are 1 € and other days of the week aren’t much more expensive, maybe 1,20 €, 1,50 €. .

. And they have 100 different montaditos. They are very small, they are smaller than in any other bar, but it’s funny.

Let’s see what they have in Burger King. Here the interesting. .

. Look, 4,5€ For 3,5€ you eat a cheeseburger and it it quite cheap. But if you enter the app there are a lot of coupons with offers, a Big King, a very big hamburger for 2 €.

This is a big menu crispy chicken, 6 €. . .

There always are very good offers with the app. In McDonald's also there are burgers for 1 €. Okay, let’s see the prices of restaurants in Madrid.

Here there is a restaurant called “LE CROUSTILLANT” let’s see, they have bread (for toasts) they have brunch, Not a bad price, between 5 and 8 € More elaborate dishes, too, for, look, 6,80 €, 7,20 €, 15 €. Salads, 6-7 €. Many things.

And look, this place is typical for fried squid sandwiches, which is a traditional dish from Madrid. A sandwich made of fried squid. Look, fried squid sandwich 4,20 € I mean, this sandwich, which also is very good.

Here you eat for less than 10 €. You can eat for less than 10 € in Madrid. Let’s search in Barcelona, let’s see what we find.

Look, here they have a menu of the day for 14 €. It’s quite good. Let's see, this winery.

. . This is a typical bar.

Spaniards usually go to this type of bar, which are very cheap, they have tapas and they are usually not bad in quantity and quality. And like this, cheap things, of course, this is very nice. Look at the prices.

They have a lot of tapas. Look, hot tapas 3-4 €, it’s very nice. And La Selva, for example, is a more touristic restaurant, a more luxury one.

They also have cheaper things, but well, this are the starters. Well, these are salads. Salads are a bit cheaper but fish dishes are 20 € and more.

But you see that there is a little bit of everything, and if you go to a typical Spanish bar, they are very cheap. There are options for everyone. And how much will a coffee be?

Let’s see. This is a Colacao made of soy milk and a toast with olive oil and sugar. The menu is 2,40 €.

Look, here they are the prices of the coffees. Teas are 2 €, a Colacao, 1,60 €. And look the toasts, which is the most traditional breakfast here, a lot of different types.

Also with jamon. And if it’s half of a bread, it’s 2,10€. This is the breakfast menu of a bar Coffee 1,60 €, coffee with soy milk, 1,70 €, a colacao 1,70 €.

. . And these are the toasts, too.

Around 3 €. Let’s see the prices of basic food in the supermarket. Five loaves of bread for 1,35 €.

Coffee 2 €. Fresh orange juice 1,75 €. Pasta is very cheap, it’s usually less than 1 €.

A carton of milk around 0,90 €, 1 € one. Soy milk, 0,65 € one liter. Yogurts are usually 6 for 1 € or 4 for 1 €, it depends.

Lettuce, 1 €. 1kg of onions, 1,75 €. 3kg of potatoes, 5 €.

5kg almost 7 €. 1 kg of bananas from Canarias, 2 €. 1kg of lentils, 2 €.

Chickpeas too. We have rice (1kg) for 1,50 €. Three cans of fried tomato, 1,40 €.

1L of virgin extra olive oil now 9 €. 12 medium sized eggs, 2 €. A good wine, you can take it for less than 2 €.

A bottle of beer 0,33 €. Heineken, one can, 0,85 €. This cheese in slices is very good, 2,20 €, it contains 30 (slices).

12 double-ply toilet paper rolls, 4,60 € How much do you think this potato omelet from the supermarket costs? This wonderful tortilla costs. .

. 2,60 €. Now, how much do you think a 10-trip metro pass cost in Madrid?

Now we are going to see it. Let’s see the prices of public transport. In Sevilla, a subway ticket for one ride costs between 1,35 € y 1,80 €, it depends on where you go, if it’s closer or further.

Buses downtown cost 1,40 €. But this year there is a government aid and if you have the transport card it costs 50 cents bus and subway. In Barcelona, a single ticket for one ride, is 2,55 €.

A 10 trip pass is 12,15 €. In Madrid, a single subway ticket costs 1,50 €. But it’s more expensive if you go further.

The 10 ride pass for subway and bus costs 12,20 €. But with the government aid this year, it costs half the price, 6,10 €. If you live in Madrid or Barcelona there are monthly passes with which the public transport costs way cheaper.

For the taxi, in Spain, if you get on en un taxi, it starts from 1,50 € or 3 € and each km driven adds up between 1 € to 1,60 €, depending on the day, on the hour, the city. . .

There also are the options of Uber and Cabify. I’m going to search how much it would cost to have a ride in Uber or Cabify to the train station. This is the cheapest and the ride would last 20 minutes.

15 € to the train station. Let’s search in Cabify also, a short ride of 15-20 minutes also, for 11 €. Well, yes, and the prices of taxis are quite similar to what you find here.

How much does gas cost? There’s the diesel, for 1,18 €. And 95 gasoline, at 1.

4 € one liter. There are also branded gas stations which are more expensive, they supposedly have better quality. Here diesel is 1,4 € and gasoline 1,5 €.

Later we’ll see for how much we can buy a car. How much do you think this second hand car costs? We’ll see that later.

By the way, you have a guide to learn Spanish for free that you can download from the link in the description of this video. Do you go to the gym? How much do you pay?

In Spain, one month in Basic Fit are 25 €. In LowFit it’s 37 €, one month with classes included and everything. The normal is between 30 and 40 € a month.

One month of dance lessons, for example, it’s usually from 20 to 40 € a month. How much do you think this Zara t-shirt costs? Let’s have a walk by various stores and see what we find.

And wait to see the prices of houses in Spain later. How much do you think this Zara t-shirt costs? It costs 13 €.

And the party, how much is it? How much do you think a gin and tonic in Spain costs? There are pubs, cocktail bars, which entry is usually free.

In the nightclubs you normally have to pay an entrance fee. In Sevilla and Barcelona entering a disco usually costs between 10 y 20 €, with a drink included. In Madrid, between 10 and 30 €, with a drink, with a drink included too.

A cocktail usually costs between 4 and 20 €. Shots, 1 or 2 € normally. Let’s see the menu of a cocktail bar let’s see how much a gintonic is.

Look, here we have some cocktails. Yes, 8-9 € it’s the normal. And this is 2 liters.

And this one liter of sangría. And rebujito, which is very traditional, for 13 €, it’s one liter, that’s why it’s a bit more expensive. But it is a good price for being a liter.

Look, here we have various cocktails Mojitos are 6 €. And tinto de verano is 4 €. This is a very good price.

Look, here you have a mini gintonic for 4,50 €. If we search “cocktail bar” in Madrid, we'll find cocktail bars. Look, here we have cocktails with rum from 8 €.

. . Whisky for 8 € too.

Vodka 8 €. Gins 8 €. Liquors are cheaper also, they aren’t cocktails, they are smaller glasses.

They have mojitos from 8 € too. Look, here a beer 2 €. A double beer 3 € and a bigger mug 3,30 €.

It isn’t bad. Now the most important. How much does it cost to rent or buy a house or a flat?

even one room. I have a magazine here, a real estate brochure. Let’s see what’s inside.

An 88-meter apartment which has 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, a terrace too and it costs 214. 500 €. Look, this is a house of 172 square meters for 169.

000 €. Look, a rural house for 70. 000 €.

Well, it seems to be very small, right? There’s nothing here. But at least you have a small piece of land well, and a pool.

Let's look for houses to buy. Let’s search in Sevilla. Look at this one for 230.

000 €, it only has one room, look that it has very little square meters. Very expensive. Let’s see what we can find for less than 220.

000 €, for example. This type of houses are great, it’s 4 bedrooms, it has a garage. A house (with two houses next to it) for 115.

000 €, it’s quite fine. It’s small, because it only has two bedrooms, 70 square meters. Let's see what is available in Madrid.

Of course, here the normal thing is that everything are flats. Look at this one for 300. 000 €, but this is a 50 sq meter flat, it’s very small.

If we look in the downtown center in Puerta del Sol, it’s millions already. Hey, 60 sq meters, 65, in Sol, is great. And 1 million, oh my God.

See, the normal for a house in Seville, it’s between 200. 000 and 300. 000 €, if it’s a house.

And if it’s a flat, usually 100. 000 - 200. 000.

But let's look for a rental. To rent in Madrid. One room 1600 € Where are you going?

1200 €, 2 rooms, Hey, we’re in an area very centric in Madrid. Let’s see in Barcelona. Rents in Barcelona.

Let’s search from cheaper price to more expensive price. More than two rooms. The cheapest is 800 €.

Well, you can see more or less the prices in Barcelona. Let’s look for a room in Madrid. Renting one room is sharing a flat with more people.

Let’s see, there is for 600 €, 500 €. From 450 €, right? .

Let’s see the cheapest. Of course, the further the cheaper. These cheaper rooms are usually from families that live in their house and rent an extra room that they have to someone else.

One room 900 €. Well, these are 1. 000 €, it’s very big, but it’s very expensive.

600 € one room. 540 € a small room. Sí, 500 €.

Below 400 is very difficult. So you see how the prices are. Also puedes venir a una inmobiliaria to see what they have in the area you like.

When you live in a house there are more expenses. Water, electricity, internet. .

. Water, for example, in a house like this, this is a big house y somos dos personas living in i. Every 3 months is 50, 60 €.

Electricity, I’ve got a friend who lives alone in a very small flat and one month is almost 40 €. It depends on the month, between 40 and 50 € a month might be the normal. En esta casa, por ejemplo, we’re two people so 50 €, 60 € or even 70 € in Winter, when we turn on the heater more often.

So between 50 y 70 may be around that the electricity a month. Internet and cellphone. Let’s see how much is a month.

This is Digi, it is a low cost company, cheaper and here you can create your own tariff depending on what you want. 500 megabytes per second a month are 15 € and if you add a mobile tariff, for example, this is 30 gigas plus unlimited calls for 6 € a month. Well for 21 € a month you got internet at home and a cell phone line with data and unlimited calls.

Let’s talk about health. How much does it cost to go to the doctor? In Spain, publich health care we pay it through taxes, and all the residents in Spain can go to the hospital for free.

And any person can go to ER without paying. If you want to go to a private hospital, which does cost money separately, there are medical insurances that cost between 30 and 60 € a month and with that you can go to any private hospital without paying separatedly. In Spain now you can’t buy cats and dogs.

They can be adopted, which is usually for free. Animal shops now only sell food and accesories for pets and also they put you in touch with animals for adoption. A visit to the vet is usually around 30 € and it adds up depending if it needs some specific tests as an ultrasound scan or a blood analysis.

That’s usually around 50 € or 60 €. Neutering a dog is usually around 130 € and neutering a cat is usually around 80 €. Dog food, a big can, this is 1230 grams, 1,50 €.

4kgs of dog food, 6,25 €. Cat food for 3 €. And to finish, How much is a car?

Let’s search for new and second hand cars to see what we find. This car is secon handed and it cost 9. 500 €.

But a new one costs around 25. 000 €. Let’s see some second hand cars.

Look, here we have for 5. 000 €. In reality there are very good options.

A Peugeot 6. 000 €, Fiat Punto 6. 000 €, Citroen C3 6.

000 €. If you see here there are very cheap cars because they’ll have something broken and you have to repair it, but from 1. 500 € or so you can buy a car that works bien, simplemente is very old.

Por 2. 000-3. 000 € te can buy a good second hand car.

But look, for this price hay muchas opciones. And here these are new cars between 10. 000 - 20.

000 €, you can buy a new car. How much do you think this second hand car here costs? And this car is 1.

300 €. Did you expect that? After watching this video, do you think that you can eat in Spain for less than 1€?

The other day I ate only food that cost less than 1€. You can watch the video here and learn Spanish with me.