Manchester vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manchester Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3121
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$661
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1063
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
27
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
548K
683K

The cost of living in Manchester is 61% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1500th and 4271st ($2137 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 67th in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 76th and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manchester vs Zaragoza infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manchester vs Zaragoza

Prices for goods and services in Manchester and Zaragoza are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manchester Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$7709

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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