San Francisco vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Francisco	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3905	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$2719	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$4421	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$804	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7528	$1964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	874K	826K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 156% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 7th and 3333rd ($3905 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 16th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Valencia, Spain

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	San Francisco	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.59	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.83	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2797	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2467	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4615	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4053	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11255	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10091	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.48	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.91	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20590	$9798

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752

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