San Diego vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	24
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.39M	693K

The cost of living in San Diego is 143% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 52nd and 4194th ($3486 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 155th and 622nd 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	$22.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$8171

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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