Barcelona vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3121
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$661
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1063
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1616
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
27
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.66M
683K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 42% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2198th and 4271st ($1887 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 67th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Ranked 2nd vs 41st best cities to live in Spain, and 238th vs 1465th 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
$16.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7709

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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