Cost of Living in Valencia, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 26 $1,319 $1,235 $1,423 $1,173 $107

Utilities 18 3 — $124 $150 $98 —

Internet & Mobile 7 9 $51 $51 $84 $45 $1

Groceries 3 13 21 $158 $368 $810 $275 $8

Transportation 4 5 6 $75 $62 $188 $40 $13

Dining Out 3 19 $721 $296 $475 $125 $58

Leisure Activities 3 12 25 29 $265 $168 $614 $63 $21

Health Insurance 14 28 $67 $81 $186 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 17 $18 $9 $35 — —

Total $2,674 $2,394 $3,965 $1,819 $210

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $1,173.00 $866 – $1,316 per month

Coworking Space 10 11 $102.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,319.00 $1,264 – $1,375 per month

Coliving Space 30 $533.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $3.07 per cup

Beer 3 $4.34 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $15.90 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 3 $9.66 per meal

Apples 13 $2.06 per kg

Bread 13 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 13 $0.99 per liter

Rice 13 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 13 $8.21 per kg

Beef 13 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $61.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.53 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $35.69 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $9.88 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 8 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $28.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $14.19 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $10.40 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $98.80 per pair

Summer Dress $44.50 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $96.40 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $15.30 per visit

Laundry 27 $8.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 24 3 $67.35 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 31 $4.38 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2772.96 1319
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1328.71 1173
- Apples 2.43 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 4.04 4.34
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- Bread 1.44 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.82 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 10.98 10.4
- Coffee 2.2 3.07
- Coliving Space 1097.63 533
- Coworking Space 242.63 102
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 346.62, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 125, nomad 721, expat 296, family 475, tourist 58
- Doctor Visit (GP) 86.66 67.35
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 9.66
- Gasoline 2.06 1.95
- Groceries local 288.85, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 275, nomad 158, expat 368, family 810, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 51.99 28.05
- Haircut 20.8 15.3
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67, expat 81, family 186, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 2137.49, expat 1270.94, family 1848.64, tourist 127.09 local 1173, nomad 1319, expat 1235, family 1423, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 45, nomad 51, expat 51, family 84, tourist 0.8
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 98.21 98.8
- Laundry 7.51 8.98
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 323.51, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 28.89 local 63, nomad 265, expat 168, family 614, tourist 21
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 15.9
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.32 61.5
- Milk 1.33 0.99
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 43.91 35.69
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.88
- Running Shoes 109.76 96.4
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 0.29 184.08
- Summer Dress 40.44 44.5
- Taxi Start 5.2 2.24
- Taxi per km 1.56 1.53
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.49 14.19
- Transportation local 23.11, nomad 51.99, expat 46.22, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 40, nomad 75, expat 62, family 188, tourist 13
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 98, nomad 0, expat 124, family 150, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 18, expat 9, family 35
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 7.35
Beer, Wine (Mid-range), Housing (nomad), Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Utilities (local, expat, family), Internet & Mobile (all profiles), Transportation (nomad, family, tourist), Dining Out (nomad, expat, family, tourist), Leisure Activities (local, family, tourist), Health Insurance (expat, family, tourist) and Mobile Plan adjusted so every category total matches its stated formula exactly, with corrected citations (sources in Sources checked table)

Valencia cost of living