Brisbane vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	2.71M	693K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 54% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1349th and 4152nd ($2269 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 64th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 3rd and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Zaragoza

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	Brisbane	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8348

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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