Cost of living comparison
Valencia is 31.6% cheaper than Bilbao.
If you lived in Valencia instead of Bilbao, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.28
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
€8.67
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€2.05
|
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
$2.15
VEF21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.02
€8.36
|
$2.04
VEF20.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
€2.81
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
€4.23
|
$2.18
VEF21.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.49
VEF4.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.71
VEF7.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$16.00
VEF159.59
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
€34.00
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.77
€954.44
|
$157.50
VEF1,570.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$857.57
€795.61
|
$151.25
VEF1,508.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.16
€102.20
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$491.09
€455.61
|
$69.78
VEF695.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,795.60
€8,160.12
|
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.05
€47.36
|
$65.00
VEF648.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.50
VEF44.89
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Bilbao
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.78
€94.42
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$28.33
VEF282.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.31
€83.79
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.65
€116.57
|
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
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