Munich vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	1.51M	687K

The cost of living in Munich is 100% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4828th ($2201 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 54th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Zaragoza

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	Munich	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$7261

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387