Paris vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	2.15M	826K

The cost of living in Paris is 49% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1222nd and 3333rd ($2267 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 25th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Valencia, Spain

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	Paris	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$9798

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434