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private health insurance ..cost is based on previous ailments ...if you are as fit as a butcher's dog and had no previous health problems .. then you can expect to pay around €200 per month per person you will need this in place before you apply for Spanish residency... when you have been accepted as a resident after 12 months from being accepted you can the go on the Spanish NHS system ..this will cost you approximately €80 per month... please take note you will need to provide details of you income and so on before you are accepted as a resident ...I think you need a income of around €700 per month.. per adult in the house hold ...per couple this would be €1,400  per month...to live on...all this info is freely available on the internet.

400 euro a month per couple!! Really. That's for someone as fit as a butchers dog. That's extortionate. I was under the impression most people move to Spain to retire. That amount of insurance would take a huge chunk out of any pension payments people receive. Even having to prove an income of 1400 euro a month per couple seems a lot. These forums regularly state how a couple can live on a modest income in Spain compared to the UK. I appreciate your reply but if the insurance costs are what you say then I'll be staying where I am. Paul

This is Spain...if you are of UK pensionable age you don't need private Health care...but you need a income of around €700 per month per person to live on to apply for a residence...and believe me a single person would struggle to get by on €700 per month when you start factoring in all the bills you need to pay it would only leave a small amount for food think about it .

Try a comparison web site for some clarity.

Rastreator is site to do a comparison. It's in Spanish but google can translate.

Get a quote and use it to see where you are.

For me, if I was reasonably happy with that, I would then speak to an English speaking provider locally and use the quote to keep them competitive. Alternatively , once you have a quote get a reputable translator to ring the provider and qualify the quote.

Hope that helps

Again FF is giving information which I should check. Also is he a resident in Spain? Look back on his many posts, he travels back and forward.

Mr Edd ...you don't need to be a resident of Spain or any other country ..to have private Healthcare...think about it.

I don’t know, but getting a quote from any comparison web site will give you a good guide and keep the quotes you get reasonable.

And the one I detailed is Spanish.

Don’t give up on your dream too quickly, do your research first, it may not be as bad as some people have indicated. ( bearing in mind I don’t know your personal circumstances)

I used them for home insurance and car insurance and then spoke to another insurer.

They said the sites on the comparison web site don’t speak English, which was a valid point for me, but they dropped their quotes on both by €100 EACH ONE,in seconds!!!

Thanks everyone for your speedy response. I'll do my research. 400 a month seemed a rip off. Paul

We are in a similar position and earlier this year my first quote was just under €5000pa for a couple. I got a second quote at €2830pa. It’s certainly a factor for us.