San Diego vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	26
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	687K

The cost of living in San Diego is 138% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 43rd and 4103rd ($3469 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 61st in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 97th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Zaragoza

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	San Diego	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$8269

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

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