In the US we buy the washing machine, bring it home, attach the hoses with cheap pliers, drop the drain hose into the drain pipe, plug it in and start doing laundry. Are all machines the same size: in the US, more or less. There are small units intended for apartments (flats), and cartoonish little machines whose size, like their utility, is laughable.
But before you go shopping, obviously you should measure the space so you have that information in hand. If you need it you'll have it, and if you don't need it you haven't wasted any significant amount of time. Spin speeds do not shrink clothes.
Generally what causes clothes to shrink is hot water combined with agitation. The higher the spin speed the better, spinning the water out of the clothes is both faster and more efficient than drying them with heat, and less damaging to the clothes. Approximate cost: none whatsoever.
If you have opposable thumbs and a brain you can install the machine yourself and reward yourself with a delivered pizza and a couple of beers. Most sellers provide installation services; the larger home centers in US often offer free installation combined with removal of the old unit (not an issue in your case).
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