Arlington vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	394K	693K

The cost of living in Arlington is 33% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2324th and 4194th ($1913 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 64th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 895th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$8171

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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