Baltimore vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	586K	687K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 59% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1219th and 4103rd ($2323 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 61st 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 128th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Zaragoza

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	Baltimore	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$8269

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581