Brussels vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	196K	687K

The cost of living in Brussels is 65% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2354th and 4828th ($1816 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 190th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Zaragoza

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	Brussels	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$7261

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387