Healthcare

Hi we are the same and I have had quotes around 160 a month for us both

Gee that sounds expensive 

Thanks for the reply 

Possibly many thousands of euros in operations and treatment for €40 a week for two? Cheap as chips!

You have to cautious trying to compare health insurance costs, as there are lots of factors that will influence the price - age, BMI, cholesterol levels, past history, lfestyle and so on.

Hi Alioops, could you advise which company quoted you please, regards Al

Hi it was Sanitas

Thank you, regards Al

But the amount you save in council tax compared to the UK more than covers it 😀

Hi. We are slightly older, early sixties and the first quote was just under €5000 and the second €2800 for both. It’s significantly more than we pay in UK council tax!

Surely everybody does a "balance sheet" like they do on the 'wanted down under' tv programme?

Income tax, mortgage, healthcare, motoring costs, food and drink etc. will all be different in every country - and in different parts of the country.

Add in factors such as language comprehension (speak it or costs of interpreting), availability of tradesmen, furniture, clothes and so on - good and bad, and of course if the climate suits.

There is no such thing as blissful ignorance.