Houston vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1616
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	2.3M	683K

The cost of living in Houston is 69% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1258th and 4271st ($2248 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 67th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 82nd and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$7709

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

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