City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Valencia
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €1,489 in Valencia, rent included — Valencia is 33% 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 Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€2,000/ month net
33% less than today (-€1,000)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Valencia at the matched salary
- Basket €1,489 · left over €511 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Valencia (adequate) vs 210% in Stockholm. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇸🇪 Stockholm
Queue-based rental market pushes newcomers into pricey sublets.
Monthly budget: €2,233
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 Stockholm or Valencia?
On salary, Stockholm pays more for tech roles (€4,700 versus €2,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,467 in Stockholm at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,500 in Stockholm against €950 in Valencia. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Valencia at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.