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.

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

@Manana7016

11 ай бұрын

How did it go?

620 euros for a 3 bedroom? Wow!

Really informative Lucas! thanks for sharing

Thank you for a very interesting and informative video. Found it very clear and straight forward. Many thanks.

This is SO amazing for the information which is 1st-hand experience! Great share, thank you.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

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.

Very helpful video, thank you!

Excellent presentation ! Thanks for the full cost breakdown .

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

This is such a great and informative video!!

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

@deirdre happy to hear that

Great video! I've been loving here for 3 years, no regrets 💥

@lindseymccartney9870

Жыл бұрын

I hope to live in Spain one day. I’m glad your enjoying it

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.

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

happy to hear that

It is useful, many thanks.

Wonderful. Moving there somewhere this year. The calculation is on on point. Additionally we had to get medical insurance

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Nice! What neighborhood?

@hvaranhvaran

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes Torrefiel/Rascanya for the starter and searching for a long-term now for the Fall

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

@LucasGuanes

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

very interesting thanks

Great vlog! How did you find your nice apartment?

☘️✨☃️MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🌲🍀☘️✨☃️

Hey! Love how you’ve decorated your place. May I ask how you found your apartment? Did you use an app? Thanks!!

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thank you! my wife found it on idealista

@meimeiokay1005

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

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?

@user-ff8kw7qk7s

27 күн бұрын

Come to Gandia, amazing beach 🏝️ all Spaniards from Madrid come here for their holidays

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?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

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

@Juangarage213

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes thank you! I’ll research more.

@josesincu

Жыл бұрын

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.

@Juangarage213

Жыл бұрын

@@josesincu thank you! I will definitely look into it.

Hi Lucas. Great video, but you don't mention paying IBI, basura or recycling fees?

@LucasGuanes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Angela, I am not aware of those expenses, would you mind sharing what you know?

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

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

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

@Biancaviolin

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes Thank you for your reply, this'll help me out immensely :)

Is the floor laminate or tiles ?

What are the best neighborhoods to live in?

Do you need to use the air conditioner a lot? Is the apartment energy efficient?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Yes, a lot, the apartment is old, not energy efficient at all. But the AC I purchased is new and very efficient

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.

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

And where would that be?

We’re going to move to Valencia in July! We’ve seen a couple of apartments but which area would be the best?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

it depends on your lifestyle

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

@LucasGuanes

2 жыл бұрын

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)

@davidcritchley3509

Жыл бұрын

What's "cheap"? Many people on a low income would struggle with the costs in Valencia.

@stoonybridge

10 ай бұрын

@@davidcritchley3509 Hi, what is concidered "low income", if i may ask?

@stevozrepto5558

2 ай бұрын

Low is 2600 a month

Would you tell me what credit score you have to have to buy a house or rent a apartment, and are foods there organic?

@s.a.8106

Жыл бұрын

Credit score is nothing Europeans worry about, we don't have that kind of system like in the US or Canada.

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?

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.

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

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

@Elhungarorey

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes thanks mate. Thinking about that too, just looking around and gathering information for now.

@ailishmitchell6649

Жыл бұрын

What international companies would hire somebody to work remote in Spain or would be based in Valencia?

Does anyone know how to find apartments for rent for short and long term? I'm an EU resident (Sweden)

Why is food and liquor so costly in The US?

How can I message you privately because in thinking on moving to Valencia from Nigeria

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

Жыл бұрын

Without knowing you or your standards, I would say you would be a lot more comfortable than average

@irenethemarine

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

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?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

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/?

@vilnisphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes and what's with the paperwork? What do you need to get something like this? Thanks for replying

Hi Lucas My son is going to shift to Valencia next month. Could you please suggest any apartment in Burjassot?🙏

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I wouldn't know of any myself, but you can find apartments in idealista.com

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

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

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

We found ours on Idealista. fotocasa is also another one

Hi, what would be the cost of public transportation instead of having a car?

@LucasGuanes

2 жыл бұрын

I believe a friend of mine pays about 50EUR/month for the bus ticket. The metro is about the same too

@gonzalosanchez9191

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@tamioe

2 жыл бұрын

@@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€.

@gonzalosanchez9191

Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@gianmarco5438

Жыл бұрын

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 did you find thé apartement

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

Google Idealista

Where to find find apartments for long term rent?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

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

How much do you budget per month to pay Spanish taxes

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

It is deducted from my payslip automatically

How did you find such cheap apartment. I haven’t find anything cheaper than 1000 for 1 bedroom in bad condition

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

this was 2020

Hi! Could you share contacts of renting company, please

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

we found ours on idealista.com, but you can watch my latest video on a short-term rental

He missed the local council tax?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

there is none that I'm aware of

Castellón is cheaper....

groceries in the u.s would be more like 1-2k a month ;p lmao

is it easy to get woman in spain?

@LucasGuanes

Жыл бұрын

why would it be?

@dropshipincanada

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasGuanes a lot of gold diggers?