Bucharest vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$496	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	27
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	1.72M	683K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5404th and 4271st ($1036 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 642nd and 1465th 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	$10.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$7709

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471