The cost of buying in Alicante

What buying a home in Alicante really costs

The asking price is never the full price. Move the slider and you see the whole figure, taxes and fees included.

Your case

€50,000€1,000,000

The price you have been quoted, in euros.

Type of property
Are you using a mortgage?

Alicante for now. Other provinces are on the way.

1 · Your full cost

Property price
€300,000

Taxes

VAT on a new build (IVA)
Amount available in the downloadable report.
Stamp duty on the deed of sale (AJD)
Amount available in the downloadable report.

Official fees

Notary — deed of sale
Amount available in the downloadable report.
Land registry — registration
Amount available in the downloadable report.

Professional fees

Gestoría — filing the taxes and the registration
Amount available in the downloadable report.
Lawyer — your own due diligence
Amount available in the downloadable report.

These are not set by law — each professional sets their own. The range comes from published prices we checked in August 2026, so it is an estimate and the final invoice can land outside it. The taxes and official fees above do come from the law, with the article and the date.

The line-by-line detail — what each tax, each official fee, each professional fee comes to — is in the downloadable report.

Taxes and fees
€38,318 – €38,518

Taxes and fees: 12.8% on top of the price.

Total to budget for€338,318 – €338,518

Some fees are set by the professional, not by law, so those lines show a range.

2 · ShieldScore™

Your certainty score, 0 to 100. It doesn't measure what the property costs — it measures how protected you are.

Your score

Score in progress — 3 left to answer

You already know your full cost — you've just worked it out above. +20 points.

Six questions. None of them commits you to anything, and none of your answers is stored under your name.

Is the money for this purchase in euros?
Do you know which bank or insurer is standing behind the money you pay up front?

Check your reservation or purchase contract — the name of that institution must be stated in it.

Is there anyone in this purchase working only for you?

Your lawyer, your adviser or us — anyone on your side of the table. The seller's doesn't count.

Do you already have your NIE?

The Spanish identification number for foreigners. You need it to sign the deed and for almost everything else.

When you're buying

It doesn't change your score or your budget — it just helps us match your pace.

Your copy

Buying abroad is a decision for two

€300,000 · New build · paying in full

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Keep it yourself too: it opens these same figures whenever you want.

The full report

Want the full breakdown?

The report walks through every line and flags what catches non-resident buyers out. It also lists what still has to be checked on your specific property.

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