New York City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	693K

The cost of living in New York City is 193% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4th and 4194th ($4202 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 15th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Zaragoza

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	New York City	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$8171

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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