Hello
I would like to know the cost of living as well as the crime rate in
Spain and how that compares to Italy and Portugal.  Thank you.

Hi! Thanks for the question.

Here are the data for the cost of living and the crime rates of the
three countries. Click on the links to get the information.

Spain:
Cost of Living: http://spain.othercountries.com/pages/articles/index.asp?page=cost-of-living
Crime Rate: http://www.nationmaster.com/red/country/sp-spain/cri-crime&all=1

Italy:
Cost of Living: http://www.justlanded.com/english/italy/tools/just_landed_guide/money/cost_of_living
Crime Rate: http://www.nationmaster.com/red/country/it-italy/cri-crime&all=1

Portugal:
Cost of Living: http://www.justlanded.com/english/portugal/tools/just_landed_guide/money/cost_of_living
Crime Rate: http://www.nationmaster.com/red/country/po-portugal/cri-crime&all=1


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Easterangel-ga                              
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Thank you very much.

You might want to be a bit more specific-- Spain is a large country as
are Italy and... well, Portugal isn't all that big comparatively.