Barcelona vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	27
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	1.64M	673K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4103rd ($1773 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th 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 32nd best cities to live in Spain, and 193rd vs 1412th 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	$15.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$7028

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

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