I have just had some friends contact me from the U.K who do not thing that they will be able to pay their bills next winter and because of this they are thinking of leaving England and coming to live in Spain, AS you say what a sad state of affairs.

That was one of the reasons why we came to Spain to live. Cannot believe how these companies keep putting the prices up when their profits are sky high. I think you are right there will be more people wanting to leave the UK.

But its the same in Spain now, I came here to live in 2003 and I was amazed at how cheap it was, from food to power bills not to mention the cost of petrol, but now its a different story. I had family over for a month not so long ago and they were shocked at how quickly there money went on the day to day things, and were even saying at one point that it was cheaper to live in the U.K not correct I am sure. One thing that they did point out that does cost us a lot more here than in the U.K is our life style, and how much we spend on going out and eating out, yes I know its choice but it is apart of live in Spain to go out a lot and mix with the other xpats, with out it life is very hard. And if you look at it we do go out a lot more than we would in the U.K, we often spend 5 euros on a breakfast or 10 euros+ each on a bit to eat in the evening, this is a lot when you think its almost 1 to 1 with the £ a simple meal for 2 and a few drinks in one of the many places we have is 30 euros, thats a lot. And if you think how many places we have in a small area to eat that always seem to have customers shows that we are all doing it.

So in a way I do think its cheaper to live day to day in the U.K.

That's not counting the cost of property of course

Hi Charly,
I do agree with a lot of what you say, that everything has gone up over the last few years. In particular electricity has gone up by more than 50% in the last 4 years. I remember when I was almost boasting to my family back in England when my Electric bill used to be 15 euros a month, but now the average household is paying anything between 80 - 150 euros pm. Again petrol has risen to almost equal the amount and yes you are right food is also a lot closer in price than before. Having said all of that you have to remember that council tax in the UK is on average between 5-10 times higher than in Spain. (Massive saving)
In terms of eating out, you do tend to go out more here as that is one of the reasons why we live here, and it is also the culture and custom of living in Spain, along with the lovely weather.
Eating out can be expensive, however there are numerous eating establishments where you can have a menu del dia/noche at a set price of around 5-10 euros per person, which includes 3 courses and a drink, so you can have a decent meal for 2 for only 10-20 euros.
I think its swings and roundabouts and we all have to make our own decisions on where we feel we can afford to live and where we really want to live.
We personally still love it here and will continue to live here as we cannot see ourselves going back to the UK, but you can never say never.

What amazes me is that there are so many people who have gone back to the UK and so many houses sat here empty (no idea whether theyve been repossessed or are just left empty if maybe there is no mortgage on them) but when you want to rent there is nothing around....Surely it would be better to have someone living in the house than it sat empty? We have been looking for somewhere in the Benimar area and there is virtually nothing but when you drive round the area there are so many houses that looked unlived in. Where are the owners of these houses?

we have a house to rent in benijofar Kiara contact mel on [email protected]

Hi, I do know about your house but think it is on Monte Azul which is a bit far out for us - we are looking for somewhere in Benijofar village or Benimar as we have 2 children who walk to Benijofar or Rojales to meet their friends. Thanks anyway.

The bid has just gone to €50

The bid has just gone up to €50

The bid has just gone to €50

I agree with you 100% we were thinking of going back to the U.K until we heard the news yesterday about the cost of fuel and then later we heard that inflation was also going up, we may not be as happy as we would have liked to have been living in Spain as we are missing family but at least we can pay our bills and will be warm this winter.

We left the UK for precisely this reason, everything continues to go up and these energy companies are making extortionate profits and are being allowed to get away with it. Do they not realise we are in a deep recession and the average person cannot afford these constant increases. I am so glad to be here in Spain.

Cafe Vienna in almoradi do excellent food we serve full breakfasts,sandwiches ,jacket potatoes ,wraps etc in the day time then on a night time we do steaks ,burgers ribs ,homemade chilli etc and of course not to mention our tapas we do a tapas platter day and night which is 6 different tapas served with crusty bread ,homemade ali oli and tomato for only 8.95 euros come along and give us a try

Sounds really nice, do you offer any fish or seafood dishes as my cousin loves fish like seabass or salmon and any type of seafood. You will be added to my list of places to eat. Thanks

Hola,
In Café La Cubanita we have an international kitchen and every first Saturday day of the month we have a Cuban night with a 3-course menu for only 8,50... On reservation you can have any other day also Cuban food..
For the rest we have very nice homemade lasagne & chili con carne etc.. And this with a nice Belgian beer :-)
Hope to welcome you and your family in our bar...

Apart from what you have said La Cubanita, do you offer any steaks or Fish and seafood as I have mentioned before my cousin loves this type of food, so we have to please all the family. Thank you.

Steaks we don't offer but we have a nice Cuban plate called " Enchilada de mariscos" that's merluza (white fish sorry don't know the name in English ) and scampi in tomato sauce.. delicious :-)
We also offer breaded scampi and every Friday fish n' chips (booking essential )

Hi,
There are numerous quality restaurants and Cafe´s in Almoradi and the choice is phenominal. In my opnion I will list a few for you and if you would like more info on them please let me know;
These are not in any particular order or preference,
Angelin
El Cruz
Silvinio´s
Musetti
Ceasars
San Remo
Cafe Vienna
Bar La U
Giovanni´s Restaurante

You will not be disappointed with any of these and hope you have a good time with your family.

we dont have fish on our menu but if you wish to book in advance and let us know what you want eg sea bass ,scampi ,salmon etc we will accomodate you no problem

Thank you all very much for your input and recommendations, it has been really helpful and we will try to use as many of the aforementioned establishments as possible.

I would like to view the apartment if possible. Can you let me know what day is best for you? regards

Commented babyfour

Hello babyfour,
This friday afternoon would be good for me, please pm to confirm. Regards

where is the lovely square? i know where it use to be lol

Yeh such a shame at the moment! When will it all be finished? Hopefully before the fiestas in July, but I very much doubt it.

i was told by the town hall it wont be finished at least till end of sep

Thats not good for the summer season when most of the tourists come out. It will definately affect the local economy this year. Lets hope it will be worth waiting for!