Bucharest vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$535	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	1.72M	693K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 23% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4935th and 4152nd ($1138 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 508th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Zaragoza

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	Bucharest	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$8348

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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