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🇪🇸Valencia for Digital Nomads

Spain · Barcelona, calmer

6.0/ 10 · 10 of 10 categoriesOn the coast

Photo: DaYsO / Unsplash

Costs

from €1,412/mo

83rd of 101

Wifi

45Mbps

35th of 93

Mild months

3of 12

54th of 103

Safety

7.4

21st of 91

Overall

6.0

25th of 103

Valencia at a glance

Valencia is the pragmatic Mediterranean choice: a flat, bikeable city where the beach sits inside the daily routine rather than at the end of a trip. You are on Central European time with the full working day overlapping the continent, and for EU citizens there is no visa clock at all. The scale is manageable, and the Turia park stitches the whole city together.

The catch is high summer. The heat arrives early and stays late, the city half-empties in August, and the shoulder seasons are where this place earns its keep. The other pressure is housing: long-term flats are scarce and politically contested, and landlords favour tenants with Spanish paperwork.

It suits you if you want an unhurried beach-city base on European time, with room to stay as long as the work allows — Spain also runs a telework visa for non-EU citizens. It suits you less if you need peak-summer comfort, housing at short notice, or a big corporate scene; Madrid and Barcelona hold that ground.

What works

  • Climate comfort of 6.4/10 across the year2Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025 (source: Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025), carried by long, usable shoulder seasons
  • 44.8 Mbps median download5M-Lab — median of speed tests, 7-day window, July 2026 (source: M-Lab — median of speed tests, 7-day window, July 2026)
  • 14 coworking spaces and 553 cafés mapped within 15 km4OpenStreetMap — July 2026 (source: OpenStreetMap — July 2026)
  • EU citizens stay without limit; visa-exempt non-EU passports get 90 days in any 180 across Schengen14Government sources — checked July 2026 (source: Government sources — checked July 2026)

Worth knowing

  • Only 3 of 12 months score as mild2Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025 (source: Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025) — high summer is the price of the rest
  • Long-term flats are scarce and contested; without a Spanish payslip you are pushed into pricier temporary contracts
  • Measured PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³3OpenAQ — station median, July 2026 (source: OpenAQ — station median, July 2026) — moderate, but still above the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³
  • Local admin runs in Spanish and often Valencian — without the basics you will need help

Living in Valencia

Neighbourhoods, finding a place and getting around — the practical layer the data tiles below cannot carry. Working, money, people and time off live in their own sections.

Where to stay

Valencia is compact and flat, so the choice is about character rather than commute.

  • Ruzafa — the nomad default: café-dense, sociable, lively into the night. If you want quiet evenings, look one district over.
  • El Carmen and the old town — medieval lanes, bars on every corner and most of the sights. Charming, loud, and short on calm flats.
  • El Cabanyal — the old fishermen’s quarter behind the beach, tiled façades and fast-rising demand; a sea swim before the first call is the point.
  • Benimaclet — village-feeling, studenty and more local than international, with a strong language-exchange scene.
  • Gran Vía and Pla del Remei — orderly, elegant streets between Ruzafa and the Turia; residential calm with everything a short cycle away.

Finding a place

Residents look on Idealista and Fotocasa, rooms move through Badi and the WhatsApp and Facebook groups, and good listings go within hours. Being in the city, viewing fast and deciding fast beats any amount of remote browsing.

Standard long-term contracts assume a Spanish payslip — the nómina — or a bank guarantee, which an incoming remote worker rarely has. The workaround is the temporada contract: furnished, temporary, and priced above the long-term market in exchange for flexibility. Never pay a deposit before you have stood in the flat; listing scams target exactly the people who cannot view in person.

Once you settle, register your empadronamiento at the town hall. A surprising amount of local admin hangs off that one piece of paper.

Getting around

The Turia sets the tone. The drained riverbed is now a park crossing the whole city, and you can cycle end to end without touching a road. The city is flat, the bike lanes are real, and Valenbisi — the public bike share, with its own registration — handles daily hops between docks.

For everything else there is Metrovalencia, the tram to the beach, and the EMT buses. The SUMA card is the one to get: a single rechargeable card valid across metro, tram, bus and the Cercanías commuter trains, which also makes day trips easy to improvise. The metro runs straight to the airport.

Cost of living

#83of 101 destinations

€1,412–€2,573/mo

a coliving room to a place of your own, plus everyday spending

What a month actually costs, as a range — housing you can verify, everyday spending modelled from national price levels, and every line labelled with which it is.

Money

Cards are accepted almost everywhere, including for small amounts, though the odd neighbourhood bar still wants cash. Stick to ATMs attached to actual banks — the standalone machines in tourist streets add their own fees. When any terminal offers to charge you in your home currency, decline.

Tipping is minimal. Rounding up or leaving small change after a good meal is normal; percentage tipping is not expected, and locals mostly do not.

Housing — coliving room to own place, short-let market
€950 – €1,934
Food, groceries and eating outmodelled
€267 – €378
Local transport
€21
Leisuremodelled
€161 – €227
Mobile data
€13
Coworking deskadd-on, not in the range
€185/mo9Published prices — Wayco, Garage Coworking & INNgenio hot-desk monthly rates (median), Wayco Ruzafa Flexible 235 EUR (wayco.es/en/prices/), Garage Coworking Monthly Hot Desk 185 EUR, INNgenio unlimited flex 109 EUR (inngeniocoworking.com) — all +21% IVA., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Wayco, Garage Coworking & INNgenio hot-desk monthly rates (median), Wayco Ruzafa Flexible 235 EUR (wayco.es/en/prices/), Garage Coworking Monthly Hot Desk 185 EUR, INNgenio unlimited flex 109 EUR (inngeniocoworking.com) — all +21% IVA., checked 2026-07-29)
Short-let market, whole flat
€2,494/mo7Inside Airbnb — market price (median of 202 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 (source: Inside Airbnb — market price (median of 202 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026)

whole-home short-let listings, not a nomad's room

Spot prices: coliving room €950/mo9Published prices — Urban Campus Ayora — Cozy Studio from-rate, Private "Cozy Studio" starting at 950 EUR/mo all-inclusive (utilities, wifi, cleaning); Standard 1050, Premium 1130. 3-month minimum stay, +100 EUR/mo for couples., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Urban Campus Ayora — Cozy Studio from-rate, Private "Cozy Studio" starting at 950 EUR/mo all-inclusive (utilities, wifi, cleaning); Standard 1050, Premium 1130. 3-month minimum stay, +100 EUR/mo for couples., checked 2026-07-29) · 3-star hotel €161/night9Published prices — Booking.com — median of 3 listed 3-star rates, night 15-16 Aug 2026, Sweet Hotel Renasa 148 EUR, NH Valencia Las Ciencias 161 EUR, Holiday Inn Express Ciudad de las Ciencias 163 EUR (double, 2 adults)., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Booking.com — median of 3 listed 3-star rates, night 15-16 Aug 2026, Sweet Hotel Renasa 148 EUR, NH Valencia Las Ciencias 161 EUR, Holiday Inn Express Ciudad de las Ciencias 163 EUR (double, 2 adults)., checked 2026-07-29) · ride-hailing ~5 km €8.80/ride9Published prices — APC València urban taxi tariff 2026, Tarifa 1 (day) — DOGV Orden 8/2025, Flagfall 2.00 + 5 km x 1.36 = 8.80 EUR (above the 4.95 EUR day minimum). Tariff set by Generalitat Valenciana for the Área de Prestación Conjunta; seen on sector site TodoTaxi quoting the DOGV resolution, not on a GVA page directly., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — APC València urban taxi tariff 2026, Tarifa 1 (day) — DOGV Orden 8/2025, Flagfall 2.00 + 5 km x 1.36 = 8.80 EUR (above the 4.95 EUR day minimum). Tariff set by Generalitat Valenciana for the Área de Prestación Conjunta; seen on sector site TodoTaxi quoting the DOGV resolution, not on a GVA page directly., checked 2026-07-29) · café latte €4.409Published prices — Starbucks Valencia via Glovo — "Latte", Hot "Latte" 4.40 EUR (Iced Latte 4.41, Chai Tea Latte 5.70) — Glovo delivery-platform price, typically marked up vs in-store; Starbucks Spain publishes no own menu prices., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Starbucks Valencia via Glovo — "Latte", Hot "Latte" 4.40 EUR (Iced Latte 4.41, Chai Tea Latte 5.70) — Glovo delivery-platform price, typically marked up vs in-store; Starbucks Spain publishes no own menu prices., checked 2026-07-29) · Big Mac €6.149Published prices — The Economist Big Mac Index, Euro-area average (6.19 EUR = 7.08 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0 (source: Published prices — The Economist Big Mac Index, Euro-area average (6.19 EUR = 7.08 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0)

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Work

#23of 103 destinations

45Mbps

median download, measured in the city

Connection, desks and whether a day here meets yours — the three things that decide whether you can do your job from this city.

Working from here

Coworking here skews neighbourhood-scale: independent spaces with steady member bases rather than corporate floors, and day passes are easy to arrange. We would pick by community over furniture — the spaces differ more in who shows up than in what the desks look like.

Café work is normal in the speciality places of Ruzafa and the old town, less welcome in traditional bars where the counter is for coffee, not laptops. Plant-based diets are well served — 3.7 per 100 mapped restaurants & cafés carry a vegan-friendly tag4OpenStreetMap — July 2026 (source: OpenStreetMap — July 2026).

The rhythm is Spanish: lunch is late and unhurried, and plenty closes mid-afternoon in high summer. Work with the menú del día rather than against it — your calendar stays European either way.

Internet

Download speed, city median

45 Mbps5M-Lab — median of 20,796 tests within 50 km, last 7 days (source: M-Lab — median of 20,796 tests within 50 km, last 7 days)

45 Mbps
025 Mbps — smooth calls150+

M-Lab — every connection in the city5M-Lab — median of 20,796 tests within 50 km, last 7 days (source: M-Lab — median of 20,796 tests within 50 km, last 7 days)

↓ 9.3 Mbps since Aug 5 · 3 measurements

Coliving & coworking

Explore 8 places

CoworkingClick the map to open it — 34 places mapped in Valencia altogether.

Coworking spaces mapped
144OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)
Cafés mapped
5534OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

Time zones

Workday overlap with Europe

8 of 8 h1Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1 (source: Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1)

0 h8 h

Workday overlap with US East

2 of 8 h1Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; US East reference UTC-5 (source: Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Madrid), standard time; US East reference UTC-5)

0 h8 h

Overlap is the hours a 09:00–17:00 day here meets a 09:00–17:00 day there, at standard time.

Climate & air

#54of 103 destinations

3of 12

mild months — felt temperature between 18 and 27 °C

Month by month, not as one annual average. 18–27 °C is the range where being outside feels good — we count how much of the year sits inside it.

Seasons

Valencia’s year is long and gentle with one loud month. High summer is the catch the intro names: August turns the city into a furnace and empties it. The other eleven months are the argument — a winter bright enough for terrace lunches, and shoulder seasons that run longer than almost anywhere on the peninsula.

March is its own season: Las Fallas fills the city with gunpowder, brass bands and controlled arson for two weeks. Locals either love it or leave for it; decide which you are before you book March accommodation near the centre.

Tap a month for details.

feels-like monthly mean · ticks = rain days1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share) (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share))

comfortable & clearcomfortable, wetter/greyeroutside the 18–27 °C band

Air quality — PM2.5, recent median

15 µg/m³ · poor3OpenAQ — median of 6 stations, 2026-07-27 (source: OpenAQ — median of 6 stations, 2026-07-27)

0WHO 525+
Dry days a year
284 days/year1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 full-year count (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 full-year count)
Cloud cover, annual mean
46%1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 annual average (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 annual average)

The climate score is built from that band plus rain and cloud cover, month by month — so a hot summer costs a destination points rather than earning them.

Safety & everyday life

#10of 103 destinations

8.6/ 10

women's safety — Georgetown WPS index, country level

Country-level indicators — a practical baseline for the whole country, not the vibe of one neighbourhood. Community reports refine this picture over time.

Staying safe

Valencia is one of the calmer big Spanish cities — the pickpocketing pressure of Barcelona exists here only in diluted form, concentrated around the central market and the beach in summer. The usual Spanish beach rule applies: nothing valuable unattended on the sand, ever.

Beyond that the hazards are seasonal and civic: August sun that means business, Fallas fireworks that start earlier in the morning than seems legal, and the city’s bike lanes, which are excellent and therefore fast — look twice before stepping into one.

Homicide rate, national
0.7 per 100k8UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Spain, 2024 (source: UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Spain, 2024)

Safety for women

8.6 / 10

010

Georgetown WPS index — inclusion, justice and security, country level

Hospitals & clinics
≈ 19 / 100k4OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

160 mapped within 15 km

Pharmacies
≈ 53 / 100k4OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

446 mapped within 15 km

Getting by in English

5.6 / 10

010

moderate English proficiency

LGBTQ+ legal position · Spain11Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29 (source: Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29)

10.0 / 10
  • Same-sex relationshipsLegal
  • Partnership recognitionMarriage
  • Employment protectionsYes
  • Legal gender changePossible

4 queer venues mapped in the city · ≈ 0.5 per 100k residents4OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

Among the most protective countries globally: marriage since 2005 and self-determination gender recognition since the 2023 trans law (Ley 4/2023). Large, open LGBTQ scenes in Madrid, Barcelona and the islands.

Tap water · Spain11Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29 (source: Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29)

10.0 / 10

Unsafe

Bottled advised

Mostly fine

Drink the tap

Safe to drink nationwide

Potable nationwide under EU standards; taste varies on the coasts (hard or desalinated water), so many drink bottled by preference rather than necessity.

Getting there & staying

#9of 103 destinations

no limit

visa-free on an EU passport · set in Your setup

How you get in, how long you may stay, and what it takes to run a business from here.

Visa & entry requirements

Digital nomad visa

Visado de teletrabajo (international telework visa)14Government sources — Dedicated remote-work visa: Visado de teletrabajo (international telework visa) (checked 2026-07-27) (source: Government sources — Dedicated remote-work visa: Visado de teletrabajo (international telework visa) (checked 2026-07-27))

Highlight for your passport

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Spain has an international telework visa for non-EU remote workers, and the route from inside Spain grants three years rather than one.14Government sources — checked against the official source on July 27, 2026 (source: Government sources — checked against the official source on July 27, 2026)

How long you can stay

  • EU, EEA and Swiss citizens: no limit. You may need to register locally after a few months.
  • Visa-exempt non-EU travellers (US, UK, Canada, Australia and others): 90 days within any 180-day period. That allowance is shared across the whole Schengen area, not per country — days spent in Berlin count against days in Lisbon.
  • Everyone else needs a Schengen visa before travelling.

Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) records every crossing biometrically at all air, land and sea borders, so the 90/180 count is now tracked automatically rather than by passport stamp.

Staying longer as a remote worker

Spain's visado de teletrabajo de carácter internacional (the digital nomad visa, created by the 2022 startups law) is for non-EU nationals working remotely for companies outside Spain. EU citizens do not need it and cannot apply.

Two routes, and they are not equivalent:

  • From a consulate abroad — a visa valid up to one year.
  • From inside Spain, legally present, through the Large Business Unit (UGE) — a residence authorisation of up to three years, decided within 20 working days.

You need to show income of 200% of the Spanish minimum wage. The SMI is paid in 14 annual instalments and the immigration unit annualises them, so with the 2026 SMI at €1,221 the bar works out to about €2,850 per month (≈€34,190 a year) — noticeably more than the €2,442 a naive twelve-month reading suggests. Add 75% of the SMI for a first family member and 25% for each additional one. You also need either a degree from a recognised institution or three years of professional experience.

No more than 20% of your income may come from Spanish clients.

Visa rules change frequently. This information was last checked on July 27, 2026. It is not legal advice — confirm before booking with the official source.

Flights

The nearest major airport — Valencia Airport — is 9 km6OurAirports — nearest major airport is Valencia Airport (source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Valencia Airport) out, with 2 airports6OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service (source: OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service) within 100 km overall.

Company & banking

Setting up a company

6.0 / 10

010

on-site · 100% foreign ownership · no real minimum capital · ~15 days to register

Opening an account

8.0 / 10

010

personal account straightforward · business account straightforward · branch visit needed · Wise + Revolut

Setting up, in practice

The SL minimum capital dropped to 1 EUR, but the process still runs through a notary and the Registro Mercantil, and a foreigner needs a NIE first. Autonomo is the faster route for one person.

Banking, in practice

Non-resident accounts exist and are commonly opened, but require an NIE and usually a branch visit; several banks charge a non-resident maintenance fee.

Not legal or tax advice. Company law, fees and bank policy change without notice — confirm with the registry linked on each figure and with a local adviser before you act on any of it.

Going out

#13of 103 destinations

28.3/ 100

bars, pubs and clubs per 100 restaurants & cafés

Evenings, eating and what there is to do once the laptop closes.

Time off

The short trips are half the argument for basing here, and most need no car.

  • The Albufera — the lagoon and rice paddies south of the city, the home ground of paella and of sunset boat trips; a city bus gets you there.
  • Sagunto and Xàtiva — hilltop castles in opposite directions on the Cercanías.
  • Montanejos — hot springs and gorge swimming inland.
  • Requena–Utiel — wine country with underground cellars, reachable by train.
  • Cullera and Gandía — bigger beaches down the coast by commuter train, without the city crowds.

Hikers head north into the Sierra Calderona. Everyone else takes the slow train down the coast and calls it research.

Explore 10 places

CafésBars & pubsClick the map to open it — 34 places mapped in Valencia altogether.

Bars, pubs and clubs
6804OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km

Restaurants
1,8534OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — the base the shares below are measured against

Vegan-friendly places
884OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

3.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés

Vegetarian-friendly places
884OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

3.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés

Being active

#8of 103 destinations

117spots

gyms and yoga studios mapped in town

Gyms, studios and board sports in town, and the nature within reach — counted where counting is honest, shown as a badge where the map is too sparse to rank.

On the coast4OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

Staying active

The Turia is the whole story: the old riverbed is now a nine-kilometre park that runs through the middle of the city, and it functions as Valencia’s shared gym — runners, cyclists, outdoor classes and calisthenics frames from end to end. Living near it changes how much you move.

The sea adds the second act: a beach promenade for intervals, swimming from spring to autumn, and enough wind down the coast for the board sports the data section maps. Padel and municipal sports centres fill in the rest at Spanish prices.

In town

Explore 16 places

GymsYogaSurf spotsClick the map to open it — 34 places mapped in Valencia altogether.

Gyms
1114OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — ≈ 13 / 100k

Yoga studios
64OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — ≈ 0.7 / 100k

Nature within reach

Nature reserves and parks
194OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Hiking routes
224OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Beaches
504OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Community

Who is here, who is coming, and who has been. Counts only — never names.

Meeting people

  • Language exchanges — intercambios — run on weeknights across the old town and Benimaclet, and they are the fastest route into a mixed local-international circle.
  • Coworking events, nomad meetups and the WhatsApp groups carry the international side.
  • The Turia doubles as a social space: run clubs, calisthenics corners and cycling groups all recruit openly.
  • Beach volleyball and sunset swims at the city beaches are a standing scene for most of the year.

One calendar note: in March, Fallas takes over — round-the-clock firecrackers, street parties, and monuments burned at the close. Residents either love it or book a trip away. Decide which you are before renting a March stay in the centre.

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How the scores work

Every score runs 0–10 and is comparative — where Valencia lands across the catalogue, not a grade in isolation.

Cost

2.0#83 of 101 · 1 of 1 measured

What a month costs, from the cheapest way of living here to the dearest we can price.

A month runs €1,412–€2,573 and everyday spending is modelled from national price levels. Across the catalogue that ranks 83rd of 101.

Cost#83 of 1012.0

Public data 2.0

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Work

6.8#23 of 103 · 2 of 2 measured

Connection, desks and whether the working day here meets yours.

Typical downloads run around 45 Mbps and 14 coworking spaces are mapped in town. Across the catalogue that ranks 23rd of 103.

Internet#35 of 936.3

Public data 6.3

Coworking & cafés#23 of 1037.3

Public data 7.3

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Climate

6.4#54 of 103 · 1 of 1 measured

How the year feels outside, air quality included.

3 of the 12 months sit in the comfortable 18–27 °C range and air pollution is moderate (15.0 µg/m³ PM2.5). Across the catalogue that ranks 54th of 103.

Climate & air#54 of 1036.4

Public data 6.4

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Safety

7.9#10 of 103 · 6 of 6 measured

The country-level baseline: violence, healthcare, water, and who the law protects.

Violent crime is rare nationwide (0.73 homicides per 100k), women's safety scores 8.6/10 on the Georgetown index, 160 clinics and hospitals are mapped within reach and tap water is drinkable. Across the catalogue that ranks 10th of 103.

Safety#21 of 917.4

Public data 7.4

Healthcare access#29 of 1037.0

Public data 7.0

Safety for women#17 of 1028.6

Public data 8.6

Tap water#1 of 10310.0

Public data 10.0

LGBTQ+ legal#1 of 10310.0

Public data 10.0

Getting by in English#43 of 985.6

Public data 5.6

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Getting there

7.9#9 of 103 · 3 of 3 measured

Getting in, staying legally, and flying out again.

An EU passport can stay without a time limit, there is a dedicated nomad visa and the nearest major airport is 9 km from town. Across the catalogue that ranks 9th of 103.

Visa ease#3 of 1038.7

Public data 8.7

Air connections#26 of 1037.3

Public data 7.3

Company & banking#28 of 1017.0

Public data 7.0

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Going out

7.6#13 of 103 · 4 of 4 measured

Evenings, eating and what there is to do when the laptop closes.

For every 100 restaurants and cafés there are 28 bars, pubs or clubs and 4 vegan-friendly places per 100 restaurants and cafés. Across the catalogue that ranks 13th of 103.

Nightlife#18 of 1038.3

Public data 8.3

Things to do#16 of 1037.4

Public data 7.4

Vegan-friendly#23 of 1037.8

Public data 7.8

Vegetarian-friendly#35 of 1036.6

Public data 6.6

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Being active

7.5#8 of 103 · 2 of 2 measured

Gyms and studios, board sports, and the nature within reach.

111 gyms and 6 yoga studios are mapped in town, 19 nature reserves and 22 hiking routes lie within 30 km and it sits on the coast. Across the catalogue that ranks 8th of 103.

Health & lifestyle#19 of 1037.0

Public data 7.0

Nature & outdoors#16 of 1038.0

Public data 8.0

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Community

4.7#7 of 23 · 1 of 1 measured

Members on the ground, chapters and events — our own data, not a proxy.

Community#7 of 234.7

Public data 4.7

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The method, in short

  • Public data first. Measured sources — M-Lab wifi, Open-Meteo climate, OpenStreetMap counts, UN and World Bank tables — set the baseline.
  • Community refines it. Member reports blend in per category: heavily for cost, where no free city-level source exists; barely for climate, where measurement wins.
  • The overall is weighted. Cost weighs 20; internet, safety and climate 15 each; community, coworking and visa 10; fun, flights and lifestyle 5 — renormalised over the categories that have data, and the "N of M" next to the number says how many that was.
  • Visa uses reference passports. EU and US, disclosed. A different passport means the visa section above matters more than this number.
  • Personal filters stay out. Tap water, LGBTQ+ and vegan never enter the overall — they are lenses, not quality judgements.
  • The eight groups are a reading aid. Cost, Work, Climate, Safety, Getting there, Going out, Being active and Community bundle the categories into the questions people actually ask. The group figure summarises its bars; it never feeds the overall, or eight equal groups would quietly reweight the whole catalogue.

Sources

Every figure on this page carries the source it came from and the date it was measured. Where no source exists, the field is left empty rather than estimated.

  1. 1

    Copernicus ERA5Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information

    ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover and wind are daily values for the last complete calendar year.

  2. 2

    Nomadbase comfort index

    Our own reading of ERA5 data, not a measurement: a month-by-month score for how comfortable the felt temperature is, damped for rain and cloud. The formula is published.

  3. 3

    OpenAQCC BY 4.0

    Air quality measured at ground stations. Only reaches part of the catalogue — a city needs a station nearby that is still reporting.

  4. 4

    OpenStreetMapODbL

    Community-mapped places: coworking, cafés, gyms and diet options within 15km. Counts are a floor rather than a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

  5. 5

    M-LabCC BY-SA 4.0

    Internet speed from real speed tests run by people in the city, aggregated over a seven-day window.

  6. 6

    OurAirportsPublic domain

    Airport locations and types. Distances are to the nearest major airport with scheduled service.

  7. 7

    Inside AirbnbCC BY 4.0

    The short-let market price: median nightly rate of entire homes bookable by the month, times thirty, converted to EUR at ECB reference rates. Deliberately not called rent — local leases run cheaper, and member reports correct downward.

  8. 8

    UNODCFree with attribution

    Intentional homicide rate from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime — a national figure, because no free source measures crime per city. The year next to the number is the year the country last reported.

  9. 9

    Published prices

    Prices read by hand from the operator’s or authority’s own published price list — a transit tariff, a coworking rate card, an eSIM store — on the date shown. Checked quarterly; the linked page is the source.

  10. 10

    World BankCC BY 4.0

    Price level of household consumption at market exchange rates (US = 100) — a national figure that anchors the cost score where no city-level source exists yet. It measures what arriving with foreign income feels like, which is why a weak currency lowers it.

  11. 11

    Nomadbase country research

    Hand-maintained country tables for the LGBTQ+ legal position and tap-water safety, compiled from advocacy databases (ILGA World, Human Dignity Trust), national authorities and government travel advice, and scored with a published rubric. Country-level by nature — city reality can differ, which is what the practical note is for.

  12. 12

    WikidataCC0

    Structural facts taken from the place’s Wikidata entity — resident population, which mirrors a national census figure, and elevation above sea level. The year is the one Wikidata records for that figure; where the entity was the wrong scale for the place we describe, the number has been replaced by a hand-sourced one from the statistics office instead.

  13. 13

    Nomadbase members

    Figures reported in the app by people living there, shown as a median with outliers removed. The only source for costs, because no free public one measures them per city.

  14. 14

    Government sources

    Visa and entry rules come from the responsible authority for each country, linked in the visa section and re-checked by hand on the date shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to live in Valencia per month?

Between €1,412 and €2,573 a month, housing and everyday spending together, depending on whether you take a coliving room or your own place. Housing is a coliving room at €950 up to your own place at €1,934. Everyday spending — food, local transport, leisure — is modelled from national price levels rather than measured in the city, so it is an indication and not a quote. A coworking desk is extra at €185. Every figure carries its source on the destination page.

How fast is the internet in Valencia?

Median download speed is about 44.8 Mbps. Source: M-Lab median of 20,796 tests within 50 km, last 7 days.

What visa do I need for Valencia?

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Spain has an international telework visa for non-EU remote workers, and the route from inside Spain grants three years rather than one. Last checked 2026-07-27. Always confirm with the official source before booking.

What is the weather like in Valencia?

Winters average 12.5 °C and summers 27.7 °C. 3 of 12 months average a comfortable 18–27 °C (felt temperature). Source: Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average.

Can I work European or US hours from Valencia?

A 09:00–17:00 working day in Valencia overlaps 8 hours with Central European time and 2 hours with US Eastern time, at standard time.

Are there coworking spaces in Valencia?

14 coworking spaces are mapped in Valencia, plus 553 cafés to work from. Source: OpenStreetMap, within 15km. Counts are a floor, not a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

How do you get to Valencia?

The nearest major airport is about 9 km away. 2 airports with scheduled service within 100 km. Source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Valencia Airport.

Where Valencia ranks

  • Best destinations for coworking
  • Cheapest destinations in Europe

Last reviewed July 29, 2026. Every figure carries its own measurement date; hover a footnote for the source, or see the list above.

Scores

6.0overall · weighted, from 10 of 10 categories
Cost2.0
Work6.8
Climate6.4
Safety7.9
Getting there7.9
Going out7.6
Being active7.5
Community4.7
How these are calculated

Key facts

Population
840,79212Wikidata — Wikidata population figure, 2025 (source: Wikidata — Wikidata population figure, 2025)
Homicide rate (country)
0.73 per 100k8UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Spain, 2024 (source: UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Spain, 2024)
Price level (country, US = 100)
68.710World Bank — price level index for Spain, 2025 (US = 100) (source: World Bank — price level index for Spain, 2025 (US = 100))
Nearest major airport
9 km6OurAirports — nearest major airport is Valencia Airport (source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Valencia Airport)
Airports within 100 km
26OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service (source: OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service)

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