San Jose, United States vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	27
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	1.01M	687K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 246% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8th and 4828th ($3810 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 82nd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zaragoza

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	San Jose	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$7261

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387