Denver vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	27
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	716K	687K

The cost of living in Denver is 147% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 463rd and 4828th ($2717 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 120th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 158th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Zaragoza

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	Denver	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$7261

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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