Calgary vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	26
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	1.31M	687K

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1781st and 4103rd ($2079 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 61st in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 160th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zaragoza

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	Calgary	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$8269

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581