Comme chacun sait, les pensions retraite vont diminuer et de plus en plus de Français envisagent (parfois par nécessité) prendre leur retraite à l’étranger
Etant moi-même dans ce cas, j’ai pu me rendre compte qu’il n’existe que très peu d’informations fiables sur Internet et qu’il n’est pas facile d’estimer combien on va dépenser (et donc économiser) mensuellement en quittant la France.
Grace au forum et avec l’aide de français installés en Tunisie et au Maroc, J’ai réalisé et diffusé sur le forum une enquête complète sur ces 2 pays et j’aimerai effectuer la même démarche sur l’Espagne afin de donner la possibilité aux futurs retraités français de comparer ces 3 destinations.
Pour cela, j’ai établi une liste de 50 produits/services de consommation courante dont la transmission des prix par votre intermédiaire me permettra d’établir un « panier moyen » que je comparerai au panier moyen français pour en déduire l’économie que l’on peut réaliser en partant vivre en Espagne.
Je sais ce que vous allez me dire : « çà dépend », et vous avez raison car il n’y a pas un prix mais des prix suivant la saison, la ville, le quartier…
C’est pourquoi en alimentaire par exemple, je souhaite partir sur la base des prix relevés en hypermarché sur les produits à marque distributeur.
Si vous pouvez me donner ne serait-ce que 5 ou 10 prix, vous apporterez une pierre à l’édifice et les futurs expatriés, qui envisagent partir en Espagne et qui bénéficieront des résultats de cette enquête sur le forum, vous en seront assurément très reconnaissants.
Merci d’avance pour votre collaboration et votre solidarité.
Alimentation (en Hypermarché)
1kg bœuf :
1kg mouton :
1kg poisson 1er prix :
1kg poulet près à cuire :
1kg pomme de terre :
1kg tomate :
1kg carotte :
1kg courgette
1kg orange :
1kg banane :
1l lait :
1kg beurre :
1 œuf :
1 yaourt nature 1er prix :
1kg riz :
1kg pâtes :
1l. huile d’olive
1kg pain :
1kg confiture :
1kg sucre blanc en morceaux :
1kg café moulu 1er prix :
25 sachets de thé :
1,5l eau minérale locale :
1l Coca cola :
75cl vin ordinaire bouché :
1l bière de marque locale :
Entretien, hygiène (en hypermarché)
5kg lessive en poudre pour machine :
1l savon de vaisselle :
1l nettoyant multi-usages :
500ml shampooing :
75ml dentifrice :
1 rouleau papier toilette double épaisseur :
Loisirs, sorties
1 place de cinéma :
1 repas au resto (entrée + plat + dessert + boisson) :
1 repas MacDo (BigMac+frite+Coca) :
1 café ou thé au comptoir :
1 paquet 20 cigarettes Marlboro :
1 paquet 20 cigarettes locales :
1 timbre poste envoi France lettre 20g. :
Logement
Abonnement mensuel Internet + tél + TV
Femme de ménage (1 heure SMIC) :
Téléphone mobile forfait 1 h/mois :
Eau 1m3
Electricité kWh
Santé – Beauté
Consultation généraliste
Coiffeur homme
Coiffeur dame
Automobile
1l essence sans plomb 95 :
1l diesel :
Assurance tous risques Clio- 207 50 % bonus :
Transports publics
100 km en train :
10km en bus :
5 km en taxi (centre ville) :
Je trouve ton étude super intéressante, vivant en Espagne avec un salaire espagnole je trouve que la vie ici n´est pas si peu chére !
Et ta reponse va beaucoup l'aider pour son etude (dommage alors que tu vis sur place!), autant que.............................la mienne😉, mais j'ai des circonstances attenuantes car cela fait un momment que je n'y suis pas retourne bien qu'y ayant de la famille🙁.
J'habites à la frontiére Franco-Espagnole et comme je trouves ton étude fort interessante, j'essaierais de t'avoir une liste compléte sur les produits alimentaire du moins.
Je sais qu'au niveau cigarettes, alcohols et produits ménagers c'est bien moins chers qu'en france, vu le nombre de touristes à la journée passant par notre petite ville.
Merci d'avance
Au travers des prix que tu pourras me communiquer j'essayerai de déterminer le % d'écart de prix moyen entre la France et l'Espagne et je communiquerai les résultats de mon étude sur le forum
je ne me sens pas partant pour te faire une etude de prix mais je peux te donner notre ressenti... sur plus d un mois passe sur place depuis un an
nous avons une soixantaine d annees et envisageons nous aussi de passer plusieurs mois par an en Espagne
en 2009 nous avions passe une semaine a faire la cuisine dans un studio a Benalmadena, puis 15 jours en fin d annee a Malaga dans le quartier populaire est de Pedrogalejo/El Palo , ou nous sommes actuellement a nouveau pour un mois.
nous avons clairement la sensation en achetant a Carrefour ou Mercadona, sans parler des nombreuses petites boutiques - bien plus nombreuses que chez nous - que les prix sont de l ordre de 15 a 25 pour cent moins chers toutes choses comparees
difficile a dire sans se livrer a des releves de prix...
tiens, le ticket de bus a Malaga achete a l unite vaut 1 euro 10
le filet de porc en longe vaut 7 euro le kg a Supersol ce matin, plus de 12 euro chez nous
4x125g yaourt a la grecque MDD 0.90
meme sensation avec les legumes
un pain de "cereales completes" de taille moyenne vaut 0.85 - 1.60 le meme chez notre boulanger parisien mais je n ai pas le prix Carrefour en tete
je vis en espagne depuis 20 ans.Je vais juste te dire que lorsque je suis arrivee, je faisait un "super" pour la semaine pour 4000 pesetas de l'epoque c.a.d + ou - 25 €.Maintenant je le fais pour 80 €
Sans parler legumes et fruits que personne n'achete au super mais au marche
Tomate actuellement sur le marche:de 3 a 6 € le kg, sauf si comme moi tu les aime mures ce qui n'est pas au gout des espagnoles et elles sont soldees a 1 ou 2 €.Et attention...en Andalousie;car a Barcelonne ou Madrid!!
Tu dois en premier savoir quelle est la region de l'espagne que tu considere, car entre sud et nord, les prix varient enormement.
Je ne pense pas que la vie en Espagne soit actuellement beaucoup moins chere qu'en france pour la region nord.
bon courage
Je voulais savoir si tu avais pu obtenir des reponses fiables a tes questions sur le cout de la vie en Espagne(Andalousie particulierement), car justement j'hesite entre l'Andalousie et le sud du Maroc et il est vrai qu'il est super difficile d'obtenir des reponses.Suivant qui te reponds, tu as plus ou moins l'impression que le but est de te degouter le plus possible afin que tu changes d'avis...
Si tu as pu terminer ton etude, merci de me dire si tu l'as publié sur un autre forum ou site.
Bonne semaine et bonne continuation.
Manageuse de footballeurs, éleveuse canin et equin
Non, malheureusement, à ce jour, je n'ai pas obtenu de réponse complète à ma demande et je ne peux donc pas faire un ràprécis comme celui que j'ai réalisé pour le Maroc et la Tunisie et qui figurent tout deux sur mon site www.retraite-etranger.fr
dommage !
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