Houston vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	2.3M	687K

The cost of living in Houston is 106% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1229th and 4828th ($2265 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 97th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Zaragoza

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	Houston	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7261

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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