City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Valencia
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,489 in Valencia, rent included — Split is 11% 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 Split on €3,000, you need
€3,341/ month net
11% more than today (+€341)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Valencia at the matched salary
- Basket €1,489 · left over €1,852 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Valencia (adequate) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 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 Split or Valencia?
On salary, Valencia pays more for tech roles (€2,200 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €711 in Valencia at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €950 in Valencia. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Valencia at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.