Portland vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	653K	687K

The cost of living in Portland is 139% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 603rd and 4828th ($2629 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 120th 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 Portland compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 157th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Zaragoza

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	Portland	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$7261

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387