Amsterdam vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	921K	693K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 120% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 138th and 4194th ($3165 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 24th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Zaragoza

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	Amsterdam	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$8171

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643