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Spain isn’t as cheap as it used to be, but the general cost of living is considerably less than in other European countries.

The days of being able to eat out and consume a bottle of wine for a fiver are gone, but the ‘menú del día’ (set menu) fills this gap, with a very reasonable three course meal and a glass of wine for about 10 euros. The more inland and rural you go the cheaper the menu will be, but you will find there’s a limited choice (usually only one or two dishes), depending on what the chef’s decided to cook that day.

Wine is extremely cheap but varies in quality. Some decent tasting wines can be found in supermarkets for as little as a euro, there are also some dreadful ones, many of which are produced locally. The many vine fields in this area show this is a wine producing region, but the local wine is certainly an acquired taste.

If you don’t mind what you drink and like to consume wine in great quantities then take a trip to the bodega (wine cellar/off licence) which sells local wines. It’s distilled directly into large plastic bottles that you buy and then take back for a refill. You can buy really cheap wine here of varying quality. Most towns have a bodega.

Spirits and beer are also cheap in Spain and spirits aren’t measured in bars. Sadly many foreigners take advantage of this, which is where the reputation of ‘drunken Brits’ comes from. You’ll hardly ever see a drunk Spanish person. Many drink a brandy with their early morning coffee and then go off to work on a building site. Health and safety regulations are certainly more lax here.

Markets are cheap for fruit and vegetables, but not so cheap for clothes and other items. You can take home a bag bulging with freshly picked peppers, green beans, courgettes, tomatoes, onions, aubergines, cherries, apples and peaches for under 10 euros.

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