New York City vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	8.8M	841K

The cost of living in New York City is 132% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4th and 2757th ($4202 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 15th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Valencia, Spain

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	New York City	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$10416

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626