Athens vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$675	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	643K	683K

The cost of living in Athens is 3% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4177th and 4271st ($1366 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 67th 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 41st in Spain, while ranked 658th and 1465th 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	$15.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$7709

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471