Sydney vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.45M	841K

The cost of living in Sydney is 57% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 370th and 2757th ($2844 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 2nd and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Valencia, Spain

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	Sydney	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$10416

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

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