Cost of living comparison
Bilbao is 2.6 times more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Bilbao instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$15.39
€14.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
Bs89.77
|
$9.35
€8.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
Bs12.47
|
$2.21
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
Bs21.45
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
Bs20.31
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$4.21
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$3.03
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
Bs21.78
|
$4.56
€4.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
Bs4.86
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
Bs7.07
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
Bs6.36
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$6.91
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
Bs573.53
|
$43.98
€41.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
Bs249,362.52
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.00
Bs159.59
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$36.65
€34.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$157.50
Bs1,570.98
|
$1,028.77
€961.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.25
Bs1,508.64
|
$857.57
€801.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$110.16
€102.99
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.78
Bs695.99
|
$491.09
€459.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$8,795.60
€8,222.87
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
Bs9.97
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.00
Bs648.34
|
$51.05
€47.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
Bs44.89
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 71.9% more for clothing
Valencia
|
Bilbao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
Bs406.46
|
$101.78
€95.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
Bs282.61
|
$35.73
€33.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$90.31
€84.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$125.65
€117.47
|
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