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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$1622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	27
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	673K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 164% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 22nd and 4103rd ($3502 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 50th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 69th and 1412th 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	$18.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$7028

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219