Philadelphia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Philadelphia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2422	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1440	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$2388	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4287	$1622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.6M	673K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 82% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 812th and 4103rd ($2422 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th and 50th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 101st and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1648	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2870	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1950	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3933	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.59	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.1	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1936	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15748	$7028

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219