Rome vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$1983
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	693K

The cost of living in Rome is 37% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2104th and 4194th ($1972 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 134th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rome	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$8171

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

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