Berlin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1983
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	3.78M	693K

The cost of living in Berlin is 56% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1275th and 4152nd ($2302 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 35th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Zaragoza

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	Berlin	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$8348

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671