Madrid vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	3.51M	693K

The cost of living in Madrid is 42% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1805th and 4152nd ($2089 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Ranked 1st vs 21st best cities to live in Spain, and 190th vs 683rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Zaragoza

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	Madrid	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$8348

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671