Athens vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$633	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	664K	673K

The cost of living in Athens is 3% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4210th and 4103rd ($1287 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 50th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 560th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Zaragoza

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	Athens	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$7028

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219