Thought you might like to see the difference between my water bill here and the UK,both for 12 cu mtr. The Uk is 6 months,here 3 months which makes my Spanish bill 5 times more than the UK.
Annual UK rainfall @ 885 mm, annual Costa Blanca rainfall 300 mm. Annual hours of sun UK (London) 1481, Spain, 2974. Council tax much lower, food and drink cheaper. Total annual crimes in UK 6.52 million, Spain 923,271.
I am sat on my outside terrace, my daughter in UK is snowed in. I have a much better quality of life here, happier and healthier, so am happy to pay more for electric because I pay so much less for many other things. I can´t compare water as I´m on agricultural water which is very cheap, as is bottled drinking water.
I paid a pittance for my property and have 3000 m2 of land from which the views are stunning. We have oranges, lemons, pomegranate, quince, almonds, grape vines, olives, cherries, apples, walnut and mango growing and have free-range chickens. I also have a swimming pool.
I really think we need to concentrate on the positives which far outweigh the negatives for me.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2019 2:17pm
Super helpful member
Well said !!!!
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2019 5:02pm
Legendary helpful member
I agree, well said Cheryl.
I've no idea what UK prices are, but bear in mind that your Spanish bill includes refuse collection, which in the UK would be part of your horrendous council charges.
Our last bill was €85 for 20 cubic metres, including refuse collection.
12m3 is 12m3 so quite how you work out that Spain is 5x more expensive than UK escapes me?
Advertisement - posts continue below
This post that was quoted has been deleted.
F*ck! What happened to you, did you forgot to take your medicine this morning.
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:12am
Super helpful member
Good for you!
Well said! Crime rate is lower because small gain robberies are not recorded according to my friends Guardia Civil son in law!
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:44am
Dear god!!you sound so miserable imagine spending more than 4 months here ul end up like the rest of of us!!! i bet u voted out where will that leave u even more miserable i guess. Think the leafblower sucked the life out of u spain needs less people like u!!!
Well said! I spend time in Spain and enjoy it but not to live. The food in supermarkets in the U.K. is the same or cheaper than Spain. Somethings are more expensive others cheaper ‘
Income tax is quite a bit more in Spain
All in all it’s up to individuals but I love the green fields and countryside of Blighty?
Green does mean rain of course,!
Everyone is entitled to their opinions and aren’t we lucky to have choices!?
Popular topics
Properties near Pinar De Campoverde
Latest Utilities topics
Our sponsors
Find more Utilities topics from a particular area: