City comparison
Cost of living in Valencia vs Split
One person needs about €1,489 a month in Valencia and €1,337 in Split, rent included — Split is 10% 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 Split the way you live in Valencia on €3,000, you need
€2,694/ month net
10% less than today (-€306)
- Valencia today
- Basket €1,489 · left over €1,511 (50%)
- Split at the matched salary
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,357 (50%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 142% over in Split (adequate) vs 148% in Valencia. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇪🇸 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
🇭🇷 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
Should you move to Valencia or Split?
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: €950 in Valencia against €780 in Split. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Valencia at 79 and Split at 74 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.