Finding Cheap Places To Live In Spain

Spain is a lucrative destination for spending holidays, relocating or buying the holiday home. Extraordinary climatic conditions, natural beauty, greenery, ample of resorts, topographical diversity, cultural diversity, rich cuisine and plenty of activities makes Spain suitable for all, whether you are finding a place to spend holidays or looking for a place that is suitable for a permanent residence.

Because of the change in Euro exchange rates, Spain has recently become an expensive country but there are ample of places where living cheaply as possible. If you’re looking for some cheaper places inside Spain, you should make it a point to avoid major Spanish cities. The major cities of Spain are quite modern and because of the rich historical architecture, they go high on world’s current market value. Living in major cities will cost you a high premium.

Spain’s coastal areas are also quite popular. With sea, sand, sun and sangria, thousands of tourists flock a Spanish coasts which automatically increase the market prices in the area. The best bargains whether it is the accommodation or markets and cost of living, can be found inland.

If you go for inland options that the approximately an hour distance from the shore, you’ll find that the property prices gets dropped considerably. It’s easy to find a 5 to 6 bedroom villa at the economic price in Spanish inland. For example, Ontinyent, that is approximately 1.5 hours distance from Benidorm, is a popular and modern town and you can easily find a six bedroom villa for the price of 400 – 450 US dollars.

There are various options that you must consider while you decide to find a cheap accommodation in Spain. There can be times when you are able to find a villa that is not priced the sky but it cost you a lot to drive to the hospital or main town. Basic expenses like fuel costing, health expenses are important constraints.

If you look carefully, you’ll be able to find a number of areas in Spain where basic cost-of-living is considerably cheaper when compared to other areas. You may find some lovely accommodations in areas that are not very highly populated with expats. A lot of the inland Spanish towns will offer you everything that is needed to enjoy life and lead it in a subtle way. A number of areas in Spain inland are available that are just ½ hour drive from beach.

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