Milan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2307	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5512	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1295	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2316	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2386	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	26
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	1.35M	687K

The cost of living in Milan is 58% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1250th and 4103rd ($2307 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 315th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Zaragoza

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	Milan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2665	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1944	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10174	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16429	$8269

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1764
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1344
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1649
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1770
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1474
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1803
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1474
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1264
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1547
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1489
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1605
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1624
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1582
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1316
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2673
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1469
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1402
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1308
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1762
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3158
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1263
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1268
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1589
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1620
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1582
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1602
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1642
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1657
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1446
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1662
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2846
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1615
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1589
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1336
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1612
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1700

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581