City comparison
Cost of living in Toronto vs Valencia
One person needs about €2,737 a month in Toronto and €1,489 in Valencia, rent included — Valencia is 46% 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 Toronto on €3,000, you need
€1,632/ month net
46% less than today (-€1,368)
- Toronto today
- Basket €2,737 · left over €263 (9%)
- Valencia at the matched salary
- Basket €1,489 · left over €143 (9%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Valencia (adequate) vs 197% in Toronto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
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 Toronto or Valencia?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €2,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Toronto against €950 in Valencia. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Toronto at 66 and Valencia at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.