Austin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$1622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	962K	673K

The cost of living in Austin is 95% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 548th and 4103rd ($2590 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 50th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 126th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$7028

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

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