Brussels vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$1622
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	189K	673K

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2147th and 4103rd ($1869 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 148th and 1412th 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	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$7028

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

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