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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.01M	693K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 169% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8th and 4152nd ($3962 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 148th and 683rd 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	$23.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$8348

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671