Country comparisons
Spain vs Greece
Both are eurozone countries with sun and a legal path for remote workers, so the real choice hides in the details: Spain asks for a lower income (around 2,850 euros a month against Greece's roughly 3,500) and offers a genuine tax break, while Greece often wins on everyday cost once you leave the capital.
Side by side
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Digital nomad visa | Digital Nomad Visa (Startups Law) | Digital Nomad Visa |
| Income requirement | ~2,850 EUR/month (Digital Nomad Visa, 200% of SMI; ~34,200 EUR/yr) | ~€3,500/month after tax (Greece Digital Nomad Visa, 2-yr renewable) |
| Tax residency | 183+ days = tax resident on worldwide income; Beckham regime can flat-tax Spanish income at 24%. | Resident if >183 days or centre of vital interests; 50% break only for Greek-source work, not foreign income |
| Cost of living | Moderate | Low |
| Currency | EUR | EUR |
| Healthcare | For visits there is no reciprocal public health agreement except for UK nationals using a GHIC or valid EHIC; residents access care via social security or private cover, which the Digital Nomad Visa requires. | Foreigners on the nomad and residence routes must hold private health insurance; visitors are not covered by the Greek public system, though registered residents paying into the system can access public healthcare. |
| Driving | An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside the home licence for short visits, and residents must obtain or exchange for a Spanish licence. | An International Driving Permit is recommended alongside your national licence, though a UK licence is generally accepted for short visits. |
The bottom line
Spain is the safer default for most nomads: the digital nomad visa income bar sits lower (around 2,850 euros a month against roughly 3,500 in Greece), the Beckham regime can genuinely cap tax for the right profile, and cities like Valencia or Seville pair real remote-work infrastructure with rents below Madrid. Greece counters on lifestyle and daily cost, cheaper the moment you leave Athens, and the islands are hard to match, but its headline 50 percent tax break does not apply to nomads billing foreign clients, so budget for normal Greek rates. Both use the euro, both trigger tax residency after 183 days, and both now expect you to apply before you arrive. These are estimates, so confirm the current income bar with the consulate, then pick on whether the lower Spanish threshold and possible relief outweigh Greece's cheaper daily life and island pull.
Pick Spain if you want a lower visa income bar, a possible tax break, and big-city remote-work infrastructure with the coast never far away.
Pick Greece if island life and low everyday costs matter more to you than tax perks, and your remote income clears the higher bar of about 3,500 euros a month.
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