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Originally Posted by jtpornstar
I live in Valencia, and have done so for the past 3 years. Many moons ago I lived in BCN for over 7 years. If your spoken Spanish is good, well you can live anywhere. But if not, then it's BCN for you. It is very touristy....but there is a big difference between tourists, and all those retired European peeps, who tend to congregate further south and make their little national gettos ie Brits in Benidorm. Another point is that BCN has all those cheap airlines flying to it, whereas VLC is a bit off the beaten track.
Look carefully into the legal side of things. You'll need an official NIE number for EVERYTHING (phone, flat, etc). After 183 days you have to declare yourself resident and start paying taxes on your WORLDWIDE income (Spain is a Socialist country!). Also be aware that Spain is not the cheap country it once was when it has the peseta. Prices (particularly in a big city like BCN) are pretty much on par with any big European city.
If you need any help...drop me a line.
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some good advice here . .except the NIE thing .. I lived in barcelona for 4 years ... and never got a NIE number .. too lazy to get it .. and basically you can do anything you want without it .. for a phone just prepaid card .. appartement you can get just with passport .. bank account just passport enough , .. assuming you are a EU citizen ..
cigarettes are still cheap though and so is alcohol compared to the rest of europe . taxis are still cheap .. hmm . what else .. electronics are cheaper then rest of Europe .. for example an Ipad in Holland/ France / Belgium is 499 ;; in Spain 479 .. not a lot .; but still cheaper .. also Dell computers when ordering online can be anything between 50 - 100 euro cheaper for exact same system .wich is quite nice