Cost of living comparison
Valencia is 32.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Valencia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Valencia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.64
|
$8.00
VEF79.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.42
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.32
|
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.00
VEF19.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.31
|
$2.32
VEF23.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.17
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.20
VEF21.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.64
|
$2.83
VEF28.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.70
VEF7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.79
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.40
|
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,985.26
|
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.10
|
$19.75
VEF197.00
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.65
|
$37.50
VEF374.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€611.66
|
$152.50
VEF1,521.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€467.46
|
$127.50
VEF1,271.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.20
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€480.79
|
$66.67
VEF664.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,902.36
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$2.12
VEF21.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
$3.00
VEF29.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.53
|
$40.00
VEF398.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.81
|
$5.00
VEF49.87
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Valencia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.05
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.52
|
$35.00
VEF349.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.83
|
$78.75
VEF785.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.95
|
$70.00
VEF698.22
|
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