Smaller cities I would recommend are Palma de Mallorca (the island is more than just Magaluf and Ballermann), Gijón in Asturias (underrated) and A Coruña in Galicia.
I love your videos, I'm watching all of them in a continious playlist' Only one thing related to Logroño, we have Bilbao’s airport witch is also an international airport. And yes, Logroño is bad conected by train, but well by bus. Unfortunately traveling by train from Logroño doesn’t save time, so, you spend the same time traveling by bus but obviosly much cheaper. Anyway, you are right, Logroño hap a high quality of life and it it has a lower cost of living compared to other cities.
haha thank you! 😁 Yes it's true, had to mention that, however, there are so few flights and travel destinations 🥲 There is a need then to change flights which is not great...
Hello Mari, the government should force digital nomads to pay taxes, it is already hard to come to work without paying anything to the state while those of us who work as Spaniards and immigrants who pay taxes religiously so that these people take advantage of us, I know that You pay your taxes in your countries of origin, the health care that we all pay, pay private insurance unless you pay taxes like any worker in Spain, greetings
And even more, if you come with a higher salary from other country you contribute to the gentrification and to make the rent inaccessible to the locals...
Hola Fernando! Digital nomads don’t pay taxes in Spain? 😳 Maybe only those who are actual expats and are relocated with their companies as remote workers for short-term time. Which are few comparing to freelancers. Freelancers have to pay taxes like everybody else and contribute to Social Security System in Spain. We are on this visa with my husband so I know well 🙂
Hola! Digital nomad here. We pay spanish taxes on worldwide income after 183 days in Spain. Depending on the salary, someone on a DNV could easily be paying more in taxes than a Spainard. Some DNV holders purposely arrive late in the year to avoid the first year taxes, but if they stay the following year they will owe taxes. But if you arrive in the first 6 months of the year, you pay taxes immediately. In addition, if the sponsoring company can not register with Spanish social security then we have to pay private healthcare as we will not have access to the spanish health network.
Expats are increasingly becoming a problem for the Spanish economy.😢 They often don’t pay taxes because they work for foreign companies online, avoiding the same tax obligations that Spanish workers have. With salaries often triple the local average, they can afford much higher rents, driving up housing prices and making it harder for locals. This also leads to losing the country’s essence, as they prefer to have American-style brunch spots or foreign stores that push out traditional local businesses. Additionally, they take advantage of our public healthcare system, which, contrary to popular belief, isn’t free. It’s funded by the high taxes paid by Spanish citizens, while expats often benefit from it without contributing economically, adding further strain to the system. Sometimes, it feels like they want to turn our country into a playground for their own fantasy, detached from what Spain truly is-a trend that’s already happening on a larger scale in other countries worldwide. May I add, it's insulting to move to a country and not show respect to learn its language, then complain when locals want to speak their own mother tongue. English is not the official language of Spain. Respect should be given, and people need to consider the impact of their life choices. Taking advantage of a country's poverty is shameful.😢
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Housing costs is definitely a big concern in many places. And you're right, everyone should contribute fairly to the systems they use. I am the same opinion. Learning the local language is super important too. It shows respect and helps people integrate better. I am talking about this actually in my tomorrow's video! So it's a complex issue for sure. Hopefully newcomers can become more aware of the situation, contribute fairly and respect the place they live in. At least people in my circle are like that so that gives hope!
This seems to be a misconception. Digital nomads pay Spanish taxes after being in spain for 183 days (when achieving residency). The tax is on worldwide income (and assets) as well so it doesnt matter what foreign country you are employed with, you pay taxes. The beckham law is the only way that you can pay taxes in your home country and not Spain and very few people can meet that strict requirement let alone figure out how to apply for it within the small timeframe allowed once in Spain. Also unless the foreign company is paying into the spanish social security digital nomads are not eligible for public healthcare. This is part of the visa process either the employer agrees to pay into it or the person has to purchase private healthcare or the visa will not be approved. Totally agree though that people need to integrate into the existing culture and not bring their own! The rental market is crazy right now as well. I am sure it is partly due to immigrants but also it is due to corporations owning multiple properties and self competing their rents which is a problem worldwide.
The Basque Country never had any independence movement until the last century, when it was invented by a political party with Nazi ideas about race. Its cuisine is not any different from the rest of the country, because in Spain all the cuisine is different in every part of the country. And its high income is based, like in Catalonia, on being privileged regions over the rest of Spain, by exercising political blackmail on all democratic governments since the death of the dictator Franco. This is irritating for the majority of Spaniards, because they are precisely the only regions that have never been independent kingdoms.But at least you mention the issue, which nobody does. Good.
Una opinión muy acertada que compartimos la inmensa mayoría de los españoles y de los mismos vasos, por cuatro votos de las minorías nazis catalanas y vascas les han lamido los pies de rodillas todos los gobiernos "denocraticos" españoles, en perjuicio del 95% de los españoles que no compatimos la ideología nazi de esa chusma.
no estoy de acuerdo, los españoles también se mudan al extranjero. Cada uno busca un lugar mejor para vivir, es normal. Todo es un equlibrio - alguien se va de su pais, y el otro viene a su lugar. Pero es cierto que no todos van a querer dejar su pais y eso esta bien tambien. Migraciones existen desde la prehistoria 😀
eso simplemente no tiene sentido, donde se mejor está es donde se quiere estar, "tu país" es solo el país en el que se ha dado que naciste, como podría haber sido cualquier otro, y eso no lo hace mejor o peor
@@mari_schultz Yo creo que dice eso porque la cantidad de extranjeros de países donde se cobra mas vienen aquí a vivir y encarecen todo. En muchos casos esta gente intenta contribuir más bien poco, no intentan integrarse y a menudo tratan a España como una fuente de contenido para sus redes sociales. Ojo, que no digo que seas una de esas personas porque me acabas de salir en RUclips y no he visto suficiente como para poder juzgar, pero trabajo con "expats" que en su gran mayoría tienen esa mentalidad, luego están los que se mudan con su pareja española, vuelven porque estaban en otro país trabajando o los que simplemente buscan empezar de nuevo su vida aquí integrándose.
Pues yo no vivo en el país en donde nací, y estamos muy bien. Aportamos a la sociedad, ahora somos dueños de un buen negocio. Al jubilarnos, queremos mudarnos a otro país aún. No somos árboles con raíces inamovibles. Podemos mudarnos y explorar los lugares en donde nos sentimos más a gusto.
. Catalonia and the Basque Country are regions of Spain with a high percentage of nationalism and therefore racism and anti-Spanish sentiment. Apart from that, they are really beautiful and pleasant to live in if you are not interested in politics or being surrounded by racist and ignorant supremacists.
Great work! I enjoy this video, especially since I would like to live in Spain after retirement.
super high quality and well informed!
thank you :)
Спасибо за видео. Очень полезная информация.
Lots of worthy points you've brought up .
Smaller cities I would recommend are Palma de Mallorca (the island is more than just Magaluf and Ballermann), Gijón in Asturias (underrated) and A Coruña in Galicia.
Such a well done informative video. Fantastic!
Excellent, as usual
Thank you Dana! 😊
Great job and lots of work to make a video like this.
I love your videos, I'm watching all of them in a continious playlist' Only one thing related to Logroño, we have Bilbao’s airport witch is also an international airport. And yes, Logroño is bad conected by train, but well by bus. Unfortunately traveling by train from Logroño doesn’t save time, so, you spend the same time traveling by bus but obviosly much cheaper. Anyway, you are right, Logroño hap a high quality of life and it it has a lower cost of living compared to other cities.
haha thank you! 😁
Yes it's true, had to mention that, however, there are so few flights and travel destinations 🥲 There is a need then to change flights which is not great...
I would like to visit Cordoba❤
Yes it’s beautiful indeed!😍
What would be your pros and cons for Seville?
Hello Mari, the government should force digital nomads to pay taxes, it is already hard to come to work without paying anything to the state while those of us who work as Spaniards and immigrants who pay taxes religiously so that these people take advantage of us, I know that You pay your taxes in your countries of origin, the health care that we all pay, pay private insurance unless you pay taxes like any worker in Spain, greetings
And even more, if you come with a higher salary from other country you contribute to the gentrification and to make the rent inaccessible to the locals...
Hola Fernando! Digital nomads don’t pay taxes in Spain? 😳 Maybe only those who are actual expats and are relocated with their companies as remote workers for short-term time. Which are few comparing to freelancers. Freelancers have to pay taxes like everybody else and contribute to Social Security System in Spain. We are on this visa with my husband so I know well 🙂
Hola! Digital nomad here. We pay spanish taxes on worldwide income after 183 days in Spain. Depending on the salary, someone on a DNV could easily be paying more in taxes than a Spainard. Some DNV holders purposely arrive late in the year to avoid the first year taxes, but if they stay the following year they will owe taxes. But if you arrive in the first 6 months of the year, you pay taxes immediately. In addition, if the sponsoring company can not register with Spanish social security then we have to pay private healthcare as we will not have access to the spanish health network.
Good job 👍
Very nice video🙏
Expats are increasingly becoming a problem for the Spanish economy.😢 They often don’t pay taxes because they work for foreign companies online, avoiding the same tax obligations that Spanish workers have. With salaries often triple the local average, they can afford much higher rents, driving up housing prices and making it harder for locals. This also leads to losing the country’s essence, as they prefer to have American-style brunch spots or foreign stores that push out traditional local businesses. Additionally, they take advantage of our public healthcare system, which, contrary to popular belief, isn’t free. It’s funded by the high taxes paid by Spanish citizens, while expats often benefit from it without contributing economically, adding further strain to the system.
Sometimes, it feels like they want to turn our country into a playground for their own fantasy, detached from what Spain truly is-a trend that’s already happening on a larger scale in other countries worldwide.
May I add, it's insulting to move to a country and not show respect to learn its language, then complain when locals want to speak their own mother tongue. English is not the official language of Spain. Respect should be given, and people need to consider the impact of their life choices. Taking advantage of a country's poverty is shameful.😢
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Housing costs is definitely a big concern in many places. And you're right, everyone should contribute fairly to the systems they use. I am the same opinion.
Learning the local language is super important too. It shows respect and helps people integrate better. I am talking about this actually in my tomorrow's video!
So it's a complex issue for sure. Hopefully newcomers can become more aware of the situation, contribute fairly and respect the place they live in. At least people in my circle are like that so that gives hope!
Same problem in Portugal!
Bueno,amigo,España no es un pais pobre,es la 4 economia de Europa.Lo estas comparando con Nicaragua o Senegal.
This seems to be a misconception. Digital nomads pay Spanish taxes after being in spain for 183 days (when achieving residency). The tax is on worldwide income (and assets) as well so it doesnt matter what foreign country you are employed with, you pay taxes. The beckham law is the only way that you can pay taxes in your home country and not Spain and very few people can meet that strict requirement let alone figure out how to apply for it within the small timeframe allowed once in Spain. Also unless the foreign company is paying into the spanish social security digital nomads are not eligible for public healthcare. This is part of the visa process either the employer agrees to pay into it or the person has to purchase private healthcare or the visa will not be approved.
Totally agree though that people need to integrate into the existing culture and not bring their own! The rental market is crazy right now as well. I am sure it is partly due to immigrants but also it is due to corporations owning multiple properties and self competing their rents which is a problem worldwide.
What about Ciudad Real ?
The Basque Country never had any independence movement until the last century, when it was invented by a political party with Nazi ideas about race. Its cuisine is not any different from the rest of the country, because in Spain all the cuisine is different in every part of the country. And its high income is based, like in Catalonia, on being privileged regions over the rest of Spain, by exercising political blackmail on all democratic governments since the death of the dictator Franco. This is irritating for the majority of Spaniards, because they are precisely the only regions that have never been independent kingdoms.But at least you mention the issue, which nobody does. Good.
very interesting! thanks! 😀
Una opinión muy acertada que compartimos la inmensa mayoría de los españoles y de los mismos vasos, por cuatro votos de las minorías nazis catalanas y vascas les han lamido los pies de rodillas todos los gobiernos "denocraticos" españoles, en perjuicio del 95% de los españoles que no compatimos la ideología nazi de esa chusma.
Pienso que donde mejor esta cada uno es en su pais.
no estoy de acuerdo, los españoles también se mudan al extranjero. Cada uno busca un lugar mejor para vivir, es normal. Todo es un equlibrio - alguien se va de su pais, y el otro viene a su lugar. Pero es cierto que no todos van a querer dejar su pais y eso esta bien tambien. Migraciones existen desde la prehistoria 😀
eso simplemente no tiene sentido, donde se mejor está es donde se quiere estar, "tu país" es solo el país en el que se ha dado que naciste, como podría haber sido cualquier otro, y eso no lo hace mejor o peor
@@mari_schultz Yo creo que dice eso porque la cantidad de extranjeros de países donde se cobra mas vienen aquí a vivir y encarecen todo. En muchos casos esta gente intenta contribuir más bien poco, no intentan integrarse y a menudo tratan a España como una fuente de contenido para sus redes sociales.
Ojo, que no digo que seas una de esas personas porque me acabas de salir en RUclips y no he visto suficiente como para poder juzgar, pero trabajo con "expats" que en su gran mayoría tienen esa mentalidad, luego están los que se mudan con su pareja española, vuelven porque estaban en otro país trabajando o los que simplemente buscan empezar de nuevo su vida aquí integrándose.
Pues yo no vivo en el país en donde nací, y estamos muy bien. Aportamos a la sociedad, ahora somos dueños de un buen negocio. Al jubilarnos, queremos mudarnos a otro país aún. No somos árboles con raíces inamovibles. Podemos mudarnos y explorar los lugares en donde nos sentimos más a gusto.
VIGO
good stuff.....where do u live
Thank you, Valencia :)
. Catalonia and the Basque Country are regions of Spain with a high percentage of nationalism and therefore racism and anti-Spanish sentiment. Apart from that, they are really beautiful and pleasant to live in if you are not interested in politics or being surrounded by racist and ignorant supremacists.
Tú eres un racista y un gran ignorante....