Oakland vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	441K	687K

The cost of living in Oakland is 123% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 90th and 4103rd ($3254 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 61st 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 45th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Zaragoza

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	Oakland	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$8269

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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