Phoenix vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	1.61M	693K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 69% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1041st and 4194th ($2423 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 226th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Zaragoza

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	Phoenix	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$8171

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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