Rotterdam vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	664K	683K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 67% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1336th and 4271st ($2219 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 67th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 51st and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Zaragoza

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	Rotterdam	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$7709

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

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