Sydney vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4071
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	5.45M	841K

The cost of living in Sydney is 58% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 348th and 2874th ($2844 vs $1797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.2 months in Valencia, Spain. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 2nd and 365th 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	$15.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$848
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$4940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$10445

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1375
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1296
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1267
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1171
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1461
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1685
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1394
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1514
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1299
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1396
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1393
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1516
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1493
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1314
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1388
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1451
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1251
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2879
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1212
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1187
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1359
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1531
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1264
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1751
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656