Detroit vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	27
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	639K	687K

The cost of living in Detroit is 88% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1678th and 4828th ($2064 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 315th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zaragoza

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	Detroit	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$7261

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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