New York City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1616
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	97	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	683K

The cost of living in New York City is 205% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5th and 4271st ($4051 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 13th and 1465th 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	$24.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$7709

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471