Memphis vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	633K	693K

The cost of living in Memphis is 33% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2305th and 4194th ($1917 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 64th 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 Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 311th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$8171

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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