Cost of Living in Valencia

Summary of cost of living in Valencia, Spain:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,481.1$ (2,279.0€) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 700.6$ (643.5€) without rent.
Valencia is 53.6% less expensive than Seattle (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Valencia is, on average, 70.0% lower than in Seattle.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	11.00 €	8.00-16.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	41.00 €	32.00-75.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	8.00 €	7.50-10.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	2.20 €	1.50-6.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.50 €	2.00-3.50
Cappuccino (regular)	1.61 €	1.00-2.76
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	1.59 €	1.25-2.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.20 €	1.00-2.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.91 €	2.99-5.30
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.89 €	0.45-2.27
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.58 €	0.40-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.52 €	1.56-3.90
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.22 €	3.58-9.07
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	3.49 €	1.81-4.17
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	5.91 €	3.63-9.07
Apples (1 lb)	0.92 €	0.50-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.72 €	0.50-1.13
Oranges (1 lb)	0.81 €	0.32-1.52
Tomato (1 lb)	0.96 €	0.41-1.36
Potato (1 lb)	0.70 €	0.32-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.77 €	0.45-0.95
Lettuce (1 head)	1.11 €	0.70-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.58 €	0.23-1.03
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	5.00 €	3.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	0.91 €	0.50-1.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	1.41 €	0.85-2.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	5.38 €	5.00-6.70
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	1.50 €	1.00-1.80
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	30.00 €	25.00-40.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	2.50 €	2.00-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	1.61 €	1.61-2.41
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	20.00 €	20.00-25.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	6.23 €	5.49-7.57
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	27,500.00 €	24,300.00-29,950.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	28,375.00 €	27,500.00-30,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	110.52 €	97.00-185.45
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data	13.26 €	8.50-20.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	24.76 €	20.00-40.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	33.50 €	17.00-55.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	9.23 €	6.00-12.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	8.00 €	6.50-10.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	456.00 €	350.00-690.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	8,798.89 €	4,830.00-12,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	53.52 €	25.00-120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	23.68 €	15.00-35.99
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	67.40 €	50.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	74.72 €	60.00-125.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	861.39 €	600.00-1,200.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	634.83 €	475.00-900.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,386.93 €	950.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	945.17 €	675.00-1,400.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	199.41 €	139.35-371.61
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	117.33 €	74.32-222.97
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	1,970.43 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	2.27	1.50-4.00

Prices in Valencia

This city had 1840 entries in the past 12 months by 256 different contributors.
Last update: December 2023

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Cost of Living in Elche	107.72 miles
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Cost of Living in Murcia	143.25 miles
Cost of Living in Tarragona	160.84 miles
Cost of Living in Manzanares	186.82 miles

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15 Comments so far

Barbara on Sep 28, 2023:

These comments here should be taken with a grain of salt.

Valencia has a great climate, friendly population and prices are not as dramatic as portrayed here in the comments.

Rob on Aug 06, 2023:

Fully agreed with Marco below. One thing to mention as well is about how expensive life is compared to other places in Europe. Gone are the days where you could rent a decent central place for 500/700 euro or go to eat a good dinner for 15/20 euros. People who are saying that are paying low rent is because they are on old contract and landlord cannot raise the rent according to the Spanish law.

Marco on Aug 04, 2023:

Valencia is a great city to spend a few months or a year maximum if you have a well paying job somewhere else. If you dig down in the city culture and real life outside of the expat bubble you will see Valencia and generally speaking Spain for what it is and let me tell you that you will not like it. It is all good and dandy if your only problem is where to go to eat or what to do during the day but if you are serious about this place and you need to go through the bureaucracy - the tax system - flat renovation with the great majority of the people to be totally untrustworthy or borderline scammers. It is even worse if you try to open a business and you are trying to find some trustworthy employees and you will soon realize that they are rarer than diamonds. Lets not even start with the tax systems and their insane taxes.

Sandro Velasquèz on Jun 15, 2023:

Living not far from center, rent 820 for 3 bedroom, make 2850 a month net, plus a 13th month bonus in spain.

Energy is pricey, but hey it's caliente here (hot). Only in january it can be a bit chilly, but only late at night.

Anonymous on Jun 03, 2023:

I live in the USA so living in Spain is a real bargain!!

Martin on Apr 22, 2023:

Hi! Will it be comfortable to live in Valencia with monthly salary €2700 (after taxes). I am looking for a city to move now and Valencia is in my list with Barcelona

Sue on Apr 22, 2023:

Valencia cheap as chips, nice people restaurants reasonable get the re if you can weather fantasic and you are safe…..

Emílio Lopèz on Jan 26, 2023:

Some comments here make you believe Valencia is expensive, but it is isn't.

More expensive than Paris? What a joke. I'm living in city center, 78m2 two bedrooms for 800 plus electricity 102/mth.

Fidelo on Aug 23, 2022:

Valencia españa, is really expensive since September 2021... Rent is very expensive, transportation gym too is more expensive than Paris or Germany ...except if you are student sharing apartments cheap and eat industrial chicken.. Valencia is nice middle city but expensive and complicated if you have children..

Fidelo on Aug 23, 2022:

The cost of life in Valencia, Spain is higher than France... 3 rooms furnished good is between 1300 to 1600 Euro.. Gym is more expensive than frankfurt or Paris is around 50€/months...

Noel on Feb 26, 2022:

The figure on utilities is now way off. As of January 2022 I'm paying €144 a month for electricity alone, and that's without air conditioning or central heating. Estimate now €200 monthly just for electricity and water.

Matas Puzonas on Jan 26, 2021:

Hi, I'm from Lithuania and I'm planning to try to work remotely from Valencia. How about internet speed in and coworking spaces in Valencia?

Noor on Jan 20, 2020:

Hi im planning to study in Valencia, but first i need to pass the selectividad exam, and i need a perpetration course for it .
So my question is ,where can i get the best preparation classes for the selectividad in Valencia?
Thank you

HelloGlobetrotter on Jan 16, 2020:

Globetrotter I don't know if you will ever read this. Nevertheless I will reply. Teachers have no minimum wage as it depends by the company, school, academy... and as well as your experience.

Spanish is not a must (just really basic) if you want to teach in an International School or in an international language.

With your career and experience, expect at least a wage of 2.500€ brut per month in a private school. It's easy with your profile, you will likely find a job easily and if it's not in Valencia city it will be somewhere in the surroundings, the north-western part of Valencia has plenty of private and international schools where you can go with your CV and experience. Good luck!

Globetrotter on Dec 12, 2019:

Hello! We are a family of 3 who currently lives in Yaounde, Cameroon. We've been going around the globe as international educators. We're in fact finishing our African adventures in 2021. We fell in love with Valencia and we've decided to buy a property in 2020. Although, we're wondering if we can continue with our teaching careers in Valencia. How possible is this? Would schools hire teachers with non-Spanish credentials? Our experiences are mainly outside of Europe; international schools with various curriculum experiences - IB, American, Montessori, AEFE and English National Curriculum. We hold French nationality.

What would you say is a minimum wage for teachers in Spain?

Thanks for your input!

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