Cost of living comparison
Valencia is 24.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Valencia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.71
|
$8.00
VEF79.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.35
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.82
|
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.00
VEF19.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.04
|
$2.32
VEF23.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.61
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.20
VEF21.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$2.83
VEF28.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.70
VEF7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.23
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.17
|
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,731.82
|
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.56
|
$19.75
VEF197.00
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.38
|
$37.50
VEF374.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€489.90
|
$152.50
VEF1,521.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€376.26
|
$127.50
VEF1,271.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.12
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€324.75
|
$66.67
VEF664.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,164.75
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.91
|
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.25
|
$2.12
VEF21.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
$3.00
VEF29.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.08
|
$40.00
VEF398.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.27
|
$5.00
VEF49.87
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.59
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.08
|
$35.00
VEF349.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.35
|
$78.75
VEF785.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.18
|
$70.00
VEF698.22
|
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