Cologne vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$947	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	27
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	1.09M	687K

The cost of living in Cologne is 58% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2551st and 4828th ($1744 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 120th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 12th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Zaragoza

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	Cologne	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$7261

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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