Guide to buying a restaurant, commercial or cafe bars in Costa del Sol, Spain - Part 2

Below is a list of the general costs of household items were you to consider buying a bar on the Costa del Sol.

It's hard to give anything more than a very rough guide, but since this is one of the big questions when somebody is deciding to move to the Costa del Sol, Spain, here are some examples:
· Rental costs: From 600 € for a 2 bedroom apartment and upwards.
· Electricity bills: for two people, our bills are 45 €/month
· Gas bills: for two people with a gas water heater and a gas stove, our bills are 40 €/month.
· Water bills: for two people app. 25 €/month
· Telephone bills: 25 €/month, plus the calls you make.
· For private health insurance costs, see Health Care.
· Food: for two people, our food bills are 350 €/month. An average restaurant per person bill is 18€. A glass of beer or wine at a bar is 1,2€. A tapa is 1,5€.
· A nursery for a child is 110 €/month for 5 hours/day.
· A parking space in a garage is 95 €/month.
· A gym is 35 €/month.
· A movie theatre ticket is 7€.
· A man's haircut is 15€.

Cost of groceries (10/06/04)
The prices are updated and are from our own shopping in EROSKI SUPERMARKET
A loaf of sliced bread (English) €1.89
A litre of fresh milk €0.70
1 kg. of sugar €0.85
1 litre bottle still water €0.15
250g. of butter €1.10
12 class A eggs €1.55
Medium jar Nescafe coffee €2.50
3/4 l Bottle red table wine €1.50 Spanish house wine
3/4 l Bottle white table wine €1.50 Spanish house wine

Cost of petrol (10/06/04)
95 Unleaded  €0.985
97 Super €1.10
98 Super €1.15
Diesel €0.867

Cost of luxury items (10/06/04)
A packet of 20 Prince cigarettes €2.65
A packet of 20 L& M cigarettes €2.25
A small beer (local drought) in a bar €1.00 - €2.00
A cup of coffee €1.00 - €1.50

Misc. items (10/06/04)
To post a letter within Spain €0.28
To post a letter to the UK (normal weight) €0.56

(With thanks to IdealSpain.Com for the above information)