Manchester vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	548K	693K

The cost of living in Manchester is 63% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4194th ($2348 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 84th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manchester	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$8171

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643