Barcelona vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	26
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.7M	687K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 43% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1764th and 4103rd ($2087 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 61st in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Ranked 2nd vs 39th best cities to live in Spain, and 229th vs 1210th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Zaragoza

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	Barcelona	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$8269

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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