San Francisco vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Francisco	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8814	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$2859	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4660	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$850	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7874	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	874K	693K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 186% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7th and 4194th ($4110 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 22nd and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Zaragoza

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	San Francisco	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3199	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2521	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4951	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4247	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.23%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10798	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9079	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.16	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.3	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2190	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21216	$8171

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808

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