Thank you for an excellent video. We are retired educators planning on visiting southern Spain in the fall to look for our next home. This area, Valencia specifically, looks beautiful. We love a walkable and accessible city. Healthcare, transportation, safety, and reliability are our concerns. Gracias! Dean & Cindy
I live in Valencia and I agree for almost everything concerning the cost of living there. You probably live in Ruzafa. There are cheaper (but not that much) areas and of course it depends as well in what kind of building you are living...In any case it´s difficult nowadays to spend less than 500€ for an apartment. Good video.
Ngl for food I’d just go with a 10kg bag of rice , some sauce , eggs , and cheap meat (parts that aren’t seen as valuable as others or buy in mass and put it in freezer) . For breakfast and dessert just frozen fruits/ standard cereals . A survivor diet to save some money . It is at the cost of a social life and a relationship, but gotta make choice sometimes in life lol .
Just wanted to pop in and say great video! We'll be moving to Valencia in November. Additional info for apartment-hunting: try not to go in summer, or right before summer. Owners might want to rent their apartment short term, therefore there are less available and at a higher price. Autumn is probably the best season to start renting long-term. If you don't speak spanish well, either hire a translator or go to a real estate agency which speak english and spanish too. Forget emailing owners, and everyone in Valencia or Spain. I heard it everywhere, that they like to talk on the phone, and you'll have a much higher success rate of answers if you just dial them. I think costs can be managed, and Valencia could be a relatively cheap place....BUT spanish culture is to eat out a lot. So if you say "When in Rome...", and start going out even for just a couple of tapas or tostados and beer or wine, you can easily spend 30 eur for 2 people (eating 2-3 tapas and drinking 1-2 beer and 1-2 wine). Do that 4 times a week and you can spend almost 500 eur (without going to a restaurant to eat regular dishes) on top of your lunch, groceries and other expenses
Rent cost you mentioned would you get me a small closet where I live now. A two-bedroom apartment here is a minimum of $2,500 and you can easily spend over $4,000 for a more premium location. A very small house purchase is around half a million dollars.
Hello Lucas do I need the Valencia Tourist card for 72 hours? Our hotel is in Turia. Do we need the Public Transport that often. Is it worth for 25 euros?
Great video...thanks for sharing. My wife and I would like to spend May, June, and July in Europe and Valencia is one of the places we'd like to spend a month or more in if we can afford it. Problem is that furnished apartments we've seen on Airbnb in Valencia are very expensive for these months and out of our budget. Do you have any tips on how we can find a furnished studio for about 800-900 Euros a month somewhere accessible to city center by public transport and walking?
how about part time jobs for international students in Valencia . If someone could reply my question , please give me a favor for my consideration to get in University in Valencia
Hey I hope somebody replies to this 😅… I’m looking to move to Valencia from London where I have lived for 5 years.. I am selling my property BUT I’m only wanting to RENT in Valencia!! Bit of background of my situation.. I have a LTD British company but I work 14days at sea in the Netherlands and live the other 14 days at home in UK, so I would not want to work in Spain/Valencia. I’d like to simply rent an apartment in Valencia and do the same exact same as I’m doing now in London work 14 days offshore in Netherlands where I live on a vessel 🚢 and then spend the other days in my rented accommodation in Valencia. COULD I DO THIS? What would I need? I have no ties at all , no kids,no girlfriend, no debts, is this possible as I’m not sure how having a British LTD company would effect me living in Spain .. apologies for the long message and probably confusing to some but there we go 😅 anyone living in Valencia who could help me out it would be much appreciated👌🏼🤝🏼 thanks
Hello Lucas, thinking of relocating from the US to Valencia. It would just be me and my little dog. Can I live comfortable with just us 2 for $4,100 a month US dollars. How would that convert to Euros.
@@LucasGuanes that’s a fair answer. I would say from your video I would be living the same way. I’m pretty average. I wouldn’t have a car though. I’m not high dollar by any means. I like to bike and roller skate everywhere.
@@LucasGuanes Thanks mate! I'm planning to move to Spain in January 2023 and Valencia is top of my list. Thanks for the Valencia content. It is very insightful.
What are costs upfront renting, like how many months of rent in deposit and eventually agency fees, if I were to rent a small apartment via Fotocasa and the such, or is are these sites between private people? Asking this because in France it's usually 1 month of rent deposit you pay before moving in, and nearly 1 month of rent to pay to an agency if I rent via an agency which is why I usually search up private owners renting to avoid that fee! Gracias :D
Hi, unfortunately it is the same costs you are describing, most are agencies, but there are private listings too. Saying that, we were given almost the entire month of August (when we were moving into the apartment) for free, so I guess that evens it out
Lucas- By dividing Part 1 and Part 2, are you saying that your eating out costs are IN ADDITION to the fixed monthly expenses? If so, then what is your total monthly expense? Or are you saying that the 400 Euros you spend on food/groceries INCLUDES eating out? Not sure what you mean by fixed monthly expenses (versus total monthly expenses). Really interested in your TOTAL monthly expenses. Finally, what do you think your apartment would rent for right now? Thanks, Bob
Hey Bob, thanks for pointing it out. Yes, fixed monthly expenses are those we always have to pay, everything else like eating out, clothing or ad hoc expenses are on top. The 400€ is just for groceries i.e. supermarket food. Going out for lunch or dinner would be additional to the final figure in part 1. Hope that answers your question. This apartment right now would rent for 750€ approximately (without furniture)
@@LucasGuanes thanks! I accepted a job at Valencia starting in October, but I still wanted to make sure the salary will be enough to live there and save a little. Your video has been very useful.
@@gonzalosanchez9191 Hi!! I'm from Valencia, and in my house, no one has a car. Now is a new transportation card, includes metropolitan bus ( areas outside the city ( the yellow one), the normal bus (the red), metro (all the areas excludin aeroport) and train ( But at some point it cost extra). That card cost around 50-60€. One ride it's 1,50€.
@@tamioe Hi, thanks a lot! I am moving soon and I will not have a car so I wanted to have an idea of how much I will need for transportation. For sure I will try to rent somewhere near my job but it's always better to think on all possibilities. Thanks again!
You can rent a room from someone quite easily as you won't have to go through an agency. But you will need paperwork in order to rent something like this. There is another alternative such as a short term rental, which I will be making a video about. But basically it's this instagram.com/reel/Cf6uHfID0W5/?
This is a great video mate. We are thinking in moving to Spain. My wife is a Spanish speaker, I am basic but learning and not looking to move for another 1-2 years. How do you find the job market there? I am a management accountant and she is a project manager.
Hey! Since you are an english speaker, you can find a remote job, or a job for an internatonal company, which would pay more than an equivalent job here. That's what I did
Thanks for the vid Lucas! I am looking to relocate with my family to Spain (specifically Valencia) within 1-2 years. Which neighbourhood in Valencia would you suggest to move to for teenagers and an area with good high schools?
Hi, I wouldn't know of any neighborhoods like that myself. I can say Russaffa is very central, maybe there are better suited neighborhoods for families not so central
I don't recommend Ruzafa for a family due to its nightlife and many many bars and clubs. I recommend neighborhoods close to the Turia park or the area of Blasco Ibáñez.
620 euros for a 3 bedroom? Wow!
Thank you for an excellent video. We are retired educators planning on visiting southern Spain in the fall to look for our next home. This area, Valencia specifically, looks beautiful. We love a walkable and accessible city. Healthcare, transportation, safety, and reliability are our concerns. Gracias! Dean & Cindy
Great to hear!
I live in Valencia and I agree for almost everything concerning the cost of living there. You probably live in Ruzafa. There are cheaper (but not that much) areas and of course it depends as well in what kind of building you are living...In any case it´s difficult nowadays to spend less than 500€ for an apartment. Good video.
Thank you for sharing. What area of Valencia is this price rent?
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Ngl for food I’d just go with a 10kg bag of rice , some sauce , eggs , and cheap meat (parts that aren’t seen as valuable as others or buy in mass and put it in freezer) . For breakfast and dessert just frozen fruits/ standard cereals . A survivor diet to save some money .
It is at the cost of a social life and a relationship, but gotta make choice sometimes in life lol .
Thank you for sharing. Great source for my research.
Just wanted to pop in and say great video! We'll be moving to Valencia in November.
Additional info for apartment-hunting: try not to go in summer, or right before summer. Owners might want to rent their apartment short term, therefore there are less available and at a higher price. Autumn is probably the best season to start renting long-term.
If you don't speak spanish well, either hire a translator or go to a real estate agency which speak english and spanish too.
Forget emailing owners, and everyone in Valencia or Spain. I heard it everywhere, that they like to talk on the phone, and you'll have a much higher success rate of answers if you just dial them.
I think costs can be managed, and Valencia could be a relatively cheap place....BUT spanish culture is to eat out a lot. So if you say "When in Rome...", and start going out even for just a couple of tapas or tostados and beer or wine, you can easily spend 30 eur for 2 people (eating 2-3 tapas and drinking 1-2 beer and 1-2 wine). Do that 4 times a week and you can spend almost 500 eur (without going to a restaurant to eat regular dishes) on top of your lunch, groceries and other expenses
How did it go?
very interesting thanks
This is SO amazing for the information which is 1st-hand experience! Great share, thank you.
Rent cost you mentioned would you get me a small closet where I live now. A two-bedroom apartment here is a minimum of $2,500 and you can easily spend over $4,000 for a more premium location. A very small house purchase is around half a million dollars.
And where would that be?
Hello Lucas do I need the Valencia Tourist card for 72 hours? Our hotel is in Turia. Do we need the Public Transport that often. Is it worth for 25 euros?
Great video...thanks for sharing. My wife and I would like to spend May, June, and July in Europe and Valencia is one of the places we'd like to spend a month or more in if we can afford it. Problem is that furnished apartments we've seen on Airbnb in Valencia are very expensive for these months and out of our budget. Do you have any tips on how we can find a furnished studio for about 800-900 Euros a month somewhere accessible to city center by public transport and walking?
Come to Gandia, amazing beach 🏝️ all Spaniards from Madrid come here for their holidays
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video. Found it very clear and straight forward. Many thanks.
how about part time jobs for international students in Valencia . If someone could reply my question , please give me a favor for my consideration to get in University in Valencia
Wonderful. Moving there somewhere this year. The calculation is on on point. Additionally we had to get medical insurance
Nice! What neighborhood?
@@LucasGuanes Torrefiel/Rascanya for the starter and searching for a long-term now for the Fall
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Where did you find thé apartement
Google Idealista
Hey I hope somebody replies to this 😅… I’m looking to move to Valencia from London where I have lived for 5 years.. I am selling my property BUT I’m only wanting to RENT in Valencia!!
Bit of background of my situation.. I have a LTD British company but I work 14days at sea in the Netherlands and live the other 14 days at home in UK, so I would not want to work in Spain/Valencia. I’d like to simply rent an apartment in Valencia and do the same exact same as I’m doing now in London work 14 days offshore in Netherlands where I live on a vessel 🚢 and then spend the other days in my rented accommodation in Valencia.
COULD I DO THIS? What would I need? I have no ties at all , no kids,no girlfriend, no debts, is this possible as I’m not sure how having a British LTD company would effect me living in Spain .. apologies for the long message and probably confusing to some but there we go 😅 anyone living in Valencia who could help me out it would be much appreciated👌🏼🤝🏼 thanks
Does anyone know how to find apartments for rent for short and long term? I'm an EU resident (Sweden)
Really informative Lucas! thanks for sharing
Very helpful video, thank you!
This is such a great and informative video!!
@deirdre happy to hear that
Why is food and liquor so costly in The US?
Great video! I've been loving here for 3 years, no regrets 💥
I hope to live in Spain one day. I’m glad your enjoying it
Excellent presentation ! Thanks for the full cost breakdown .
Glad you liked it
Hello Lucas, thinking of relocating from the US to Valencia. It would just be me and my little dog. Can I live comfortable with just us 2 for $4,100 a month US dollars. How would that convert to Euros.
Without knowing you or your standards, I would say you would be a lot more comfortable than average
@@LucasGuanes that’s a fair answer. I would say from your video I would be living the same way. I’m pretty average. I wouldn’t have a car though. I’m not high dollar by any means. I like to bike and roller skate everywhere.
☘️✨☃️MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🌲🍀☘️✨☃️
Do you need to use the air conditioner a lot? Is the apartment energy efficient?
Yes, a lot, the apartment is old, not energy efficient at all. But the AC I purchased is new and very efficient
Hey! Love how you’ve decorated your place. May I ask how you found your apartment? Did you use an app? Thanks!!
Hey, thank you! my wife found it on idealista
@@LucasGuanes Thanks mate! I'm planning to move to Spain in January 2023 and Valencia is top of my list. Thanks for the Valencia content. It is very insightful.
What are costs upfront renting, like how many months of rent in deposit and eventually agency fees, if I were to rent a small apartment via Fotocasa and the such, or is are these sites between private people? Asking this because in France it's usually 1 month of rent deposit you pay before moving in, and nearly 1 month of rent to pay to an agency if I rent via an agency which is why I usually search up private owners renting to avoid that fee! Gracias :D
Hi, unfortunately it is the same costs you are describing, most are agencies, but there are private listings too. Saying that, we were given almost the entire month of August (when we were moving into the apartment) for free, so I guess that evens it out
@@LucasGuanes Thank you for your reply, this'll help me out immensely :)
What are the best neighborhoods to live in?
It is useful, many thanks.
Lucas-
By dividing Part 1 and Part 2, are you saying that your eating out costs are IN ADDITION to the fixed monthly expenses? If so, then what is your total monthly expense?
Or are you saying that the 400 Euros you spend on food/groceries INCLUDES eating out?
Not sure what you mean by fixed monthly expenses (versus total monthly expenses). Really interested in your TOTAL monthly expenses.
Finally, what do you think your apartment would rent for right now?
Thanks,
Bob
Hey Bob, thanks for pointing it out. Yes, fixed monthly expenses are those we always have to pay, everything else like eating out, clothing or ad hoc expenses are on top. The 400€ is just for groceries i.e. supermarket food. Going out for lunch or dinner would be additional to the final figure in part 1. Hope that answers your question.
This apartment right now would rent for 750€ approximately (without furniture)
What's "cheap"? Many people on a low income would struggle with the costs in Valencia.
@@davidcritchley3509 Hi, what is concidered "low income", if i may ask?
Low is 2600 a month
How did you find such cheap apartment. I haven’t find anything cheaper than 1000 for 1 bedroom in bad condition
this was 2020
@@LucasGuanesand now everything is 1500+ 😅
Thanks man. My childhood dream is to move to Valencia or, at least, somewhere near it, maybe in Costa Blanca. So this has just strengthened my idea.
happy to hear that
Castellón is cheaper....
Hi, what would be the cost of public transportation instead of having a car?
I believe a friend of mine pays about 50EUR/month for the bus ticket. The metro is about the same too
@@LucasGuanes thanks! I accepted a job at Valencia starting in October, but I still wanted to make sure the salary will be enough to live there and save a little. Your video has been very useful.
@@gonzalosanchez9191 Hi!! I'm from Valencia, and in my house, no one has a car. Now is a new transportation card, includes metropolitan bus ( areas outside the city ( the yellow one), the normal bus (the red), metro (all the areas excludin aeroport) and train ( But at some point it cost extra). That card cost around 50-60€. One ride it's 1,50€.
@@tamioe Hi, thanks a lot! I am moving soon and I will not have a car so I wanted to have an idea of how much I will need for transportation. For sure I will try to rent somewhere near my job but it's always better to think on all possibilities. Thanks again!
bike sharing (Valenbisi) 29€ per year; single ticket (metro, bus, tram) is 1.50 or a 10 ticket card (called SUMA) for less than 9€
Where to find find apartments for long term rent?
idealista
He missed the local council tax?
there is none that I'm aware of
How much do you budget per month to pay Spanish taxes
It is deducted from my payslip automatically
Kindly let me website where I can search to rent apartment I am
Moving end of July and still didn’t figure out renting home
We found ours on Idealista. fotocasa is also another one
Would you tell me what credit score you have to have to buy a house or rent a apartment, and are foods there organic?
Credit score is nothing Europeans worry about, we don't have that kind of system like in the US or Canada.
We’re going to move to Valencia in July! We’ve seen a couple of apartments but which area would be the best?
it depends on your lifestyle
Great vlog! How did you find your nice apartment?
Is the floor laminate or tiles ?
Hi Lucas. Great video, but you don't mention paying IBI, basura or recycling fees?
Hi Angela, I am not aware of those expenses, would you mind sharing what you know?
groceries in the u.s would be more like 1-2k a month ;p lmao
Hi Lucas
My son is going to shift to Valencia next month.
Could you please suggest any apartment in Burjassot?🙏
Hi, I wouldn't know of any myself, but you can find apartments in idealista.com
can i rent a flat in Valencia as Europian if i come with the car straight to a city?or i need to pay for 3 months and need insurance numbre etc?
You can rent a room from someone quite easily as you won't have to go through an agency. But you will need paperwork in order to rent something like this. There is another alternative such as a short term rental, which I will be making a video about. But basically it's this instagram.com/reel/Cf6uHfID0W5/?
@@LucasGuanes and what's with the paperwork? What do you need to get something like this? Thanks for replying
This is a great video mate. We are thinking in moving to Spain. My wife is a Spanish speaker, I am basic but learning and not looking to move for another 1-2 years. How do you find the job market there? I am a management accountant and she is a project manager.
Hey! Since you are an english speaker, you can find a remote job, or a job for an internatonal company, which would pay more than an equivalent job here. That's what I did
@@LucasGuanes thanks mate. Thinking about that too, just looking around and gathering information for now.
What international companies would hire somebody to work remote in Spain or would be based in Valencia?
Thanks for the vid Lucas! I am looking to relocate with my family to Spain (specifically Valencia) within 1-2 years. Which neighbourhood in Valencia would you suggest to move to for teenagers and an area with good high schools?
Hi, I wouldn't know of any neighborhoods like that myself. I can say Russaffa is very central, maybe there are better suited neighborhoods for families not so central
@@LucasGuanes thank you! I’ll research more.
I don't recommend Ruzafa for a family due to its nightlife and many many bars and clubs. I recommend neighborhoods close to the Turia park or the area of Blasco Ibáñez.
@@josesincu thank you! I will definitely look into it.
Hi! Could you share contacts of renting company, please
we found ours on idealista.com, but you can watch my latest video on a short-term rental
is it easy to get woman in spain?
why would it be?
@@LucasGuanes a lot of gold diggers?