Rome vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$1744
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	26
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	2.75M	687K

The cost of living in Rome is 39% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4103rd ($2020 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 292nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Zaragoza

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	Rome	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$8269

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323

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