Melbourne vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	100	81
🏙️ Population	5.35M	693K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 77% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 829th and 4194th ($2543 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 1st and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zaragoza

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	Melbourne	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$8171

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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