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5 Reasons People Regret Their Decision to Retire in Spain

Levi Borba
The Expatriate Guide
13 min readMar 7, 2025

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Thinking of retiring in Spain?

First, ask yourself:

  • Can you handle paying some of the highest electricity rates in Europe? Higher than France, Higher than Germany, Higher than Sweden!
  • Are you prepared for a complex tax system that can completely differ between communities?
  • Are you aware that some Spanish cities are now more expensive than some large cities in Florida?

Here I will share 5 crucial reasons why some expats regret their decision to retire in Spain.

I personally investigated these things for you and the good part is that most of them, are quite easy to avoid — and you should avoid them, because your retirement

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