Rotterdam vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	664K	693K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 79% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 676th and 4152nd ($2637 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 24th and 683rd 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	$24	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$8348

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671