Milan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	1.35M	693K

The cost of living in Milan is 62% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1228th and 4194th ($2328 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 276th and 622nd 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	$20.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$8171

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1706
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1330
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1624
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1725
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1479
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1757
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1271
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1497
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1479
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1563
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1556
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2763
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1429
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1394
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1335
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1893
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3160
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1226
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1659
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1578
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1724
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2850
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1565
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1386
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1665
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1653

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