London vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$3255
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1269
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	98	84
🏙️ Population	8.91M	792K

The cost of living in London is 131% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 38th and 3662nd ($3321 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Valencia, Spain. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 5th and 317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Valencia, Spain

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	London	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	2.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$9302

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1262
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1270
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1147
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1128
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1077
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1241
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1274
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1287
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1478
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1227
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1297
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1210
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1205
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1177
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1331
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1234
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1158
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1191
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$983
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1139
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2629
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1057
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1219
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$907
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1149
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1148
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1023
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1368
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426