City comparison
Cost of living in Rome vs Valencia
One person needs about €1,777 a month in Rome and €1,489 in Valencia, rent included — Valencia is 16% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Valencia the way you live in Rome on €3,000, you need
€2,514/ month net
16% less than today (-€486)
- Rome today
- Basket €1,777 · left over €1,223 (41%)
- Valencia at the matched salary
- Basket €1,489 · left over €1,025 (41%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Valencia (adequate) vs 129% in Rome. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇹 Rome
Cheap transport and cheap coffee; bureaucracy and low local wages are the trade-off.
Monthly budget: €1,777
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇪🇸 Valencia
Flat, cyclable and cheap for a coastal capital-grade city with real infrastructure.
Monthly budget: €1,489
Sources: INE Spain + Eurostat, HICP & provincial rent index (2025) · 198 community reports
Should you move to Rome or Valencia?
On salary, Rome pays more for tech roles (€2,300 versus €2,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €711 in Valencia at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,150 in Rome against €950 in Valencia. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Rome at 72 and Valencia at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.