Valencia, Spain, is among the leading cities with a speedy internet access. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, cost of living and business freedom.
Valencia is one of the top ten city matches for 0.9% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $910.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $790.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.83 |
| Small apartment | $660.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $10.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $2.10 |
| A beer | $1.10 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $2.10 |
| Bread | $0.53 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.69 |
| Lunch | $12.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $42.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $56.00 |
| Movie ticket | $11.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $53.59 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.10 |
|---|---|
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.39 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 23 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.29 |
| Meetups groups | 68 |
| Meetups members | 23760 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 73 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 30 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.14 |
| Startup events | 12 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.36 |
| Startups [score] | 0.25 |
| Total number of startups | 222 |
Venture Capital| Venture capital [score] | 0.26 |
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Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 57 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.31 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.39 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Spain/Valencia |
|---|---|
| Traffic handling [score] | 0.85 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 76.00 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.68 |
| Freedom from corruption | 60.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.59 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 51.70 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.30 |
| Time to open a business | 13.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.86 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.61 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 1 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 10 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.98 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.97 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.89 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 82.83 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.97 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of Valencia |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 550 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 490.84 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 487.94 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 496.45 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 24 |
| PISA ranking | 22 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.75 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 17 |
| PISA science (high school) | 21 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.85 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.24 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.18 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.16 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.08 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.06 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.05 |
| University quality [score] | 0.10 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.69 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.50 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.49 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.69 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.85 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | EUR |
| GDP growth rate | 0.01 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.31 |
| GDP per capita | $33711.41 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.54 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.33 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.49 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 152 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.21 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 93.54 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.83 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 1.00 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 53.67 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 87 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.58 |
| Cinemas | 78 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.50 |
| Comedy clubs | 30 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.67 |
| Concert venues | 141 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.42 |
| Historical sites | 157 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.72 |
| Museums | 98 |
| Museums [score] | 0.69 |
| Performing art venues | 127 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.54 |
| Sport venues | 128 |
| Sports [score] | 0.64 |
| Zoos | 7 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.76 |
Tolerance| Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.88 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index | 91.99 |
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.94 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, surgery not required |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.64 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 925.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Seaside access | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 27.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.94 |
Costs of living in Valencia are in the 82nd place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $42 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $11 |
 Broadband internet connection | $34 |
 Monthly public transport | $56 |
 Lunch | $12 |
Software Engineer salaries in Valencia are below average. For this job type, Valencia ranks 206th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Valencia.
The overall crime rate puts Valencia in position 122 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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91Valencia / València, pronounced [baˈlenθja] (bahl-EHN-thee-ah) in Spanish, and [vaˈlensia] (vahl-EHN-see-ah) in Valencian, is a charming old city and the capital of the Valencian Autonomous Community of Spain that is well worth a visit. It is the third Spanish city in terms of importance and population, and the 15th in the European Union, with 810,064 inhabitants in the city proper and 1,832,270 in the Metropolitan Area (INE 2008). It is on the Mediterranean Sea approximately four hours to the south of Barcelona and three hours to the east of Madrid. Valencia is famous for its Fallas Festival in March, for being the birthplace of paella, for hosting the "2007 & 2010 America's Cup", and for the massive architectural project by Santiago Calatrava called The City of Arts and Sciences.
The river Turia ran through the center of the city, but it was redirected a while back and replaced by a beautiful park. This is a very nice place to spend any free time you have in the city on a sunny day.
Valencia hosted to the 2007 & 2010 America's Cup. This fact, along with the construction of the "City of Arts and Science" by renowned architect and Valencian Santiago Calatrava have made Valencia a city in transition. Massive construction and transformation over the last 10 years have turned a once little-considered medium city into a meatier and more interesting destination.
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