Portland vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	653K	693K

The cost of living in Portland is 94% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 456th and 4194th ($2785 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 195th and 622nd 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	$21.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$8171

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783

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