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Coast FIRE · Spain

Coast FIRE in Costa Blanca (Alicante)

Use the existing Costa Blanca (Alicante) couple budget to estimate a retirement target, then test your own staged plan.

Local spending estimate

Our typical couple estimate is $2,600 per month, or $31,200 per year. The recorded monthly range is $2,210–$3,120. At a 4% withdrawal rate, the typical estimate implies a FIRE target of $780,000.

Source: RetireAtlas editorial cost profile, reviewed 2026-01-15. No independent cost source is recorded; this is an editorial estimate, not a verified price. Actual costs depend on housing, insurance and lifestyle. All calculator amounts use USD in today's purchasing power.

Coast FIRE number by starting age

Assuming retirement at 65, 5% real annual return, no more contributions, and the same $780,000 target:

Current ageYears to retirementBalance needed today
3035$141,406.42
4025$230,336.16
5015$375,193.34

Plan your stages for Costa Blanca (Alicante)

Life phases

Age ranges include the start and exclude the end. Net flow is added at year end; positive means saving, negative means withdrawing. Uncovered years have zero flow.

FIRE target
At retirement
Today needed for this plan
Earliest age to stop saving

Annual balance detail
Age reachedYear-end net flowBalance

All values are in today's USD, using a constant real return. Contributions and withdrawals occur at year end. This is a deterministic illustration; taxes are not included.

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Local planning notes

  • Two-bedroom apartment in inland towns or Alicante proper: roughly €700–1,000/month.
  • One of Europe's healthiest microclimates per the WHO: 320 sunny days, mild winters (11–17°C), hot dry summers (26–31°C).
  • Spain has low violent crime; coastal resort areas require ordinary tourist vigilance. Editorial score 9/10.

These notes come from our existing Costa Blanca (Alicante) destination profile; check the profile's dates and sources before making a move. Taxes are not included in the calculator.