Rome vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$929	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	27
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	2.75M	683K

The cost of living in Rome is 32% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2722nd and 4271st ($1750 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 41st in Spain, while ranked 294th and 1465th 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	$15.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$7709

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471