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

Updated:

Livingcost

San Jose Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3952
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8290
$3309
🏠 One person rent
$2795
$761
🏘️ Family rent
$4452
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$775
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5915
$1744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
26
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
687K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 171% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6th and 4103rd ($3952 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 61st 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 Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 88th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in San Jose, United States vs Zaragoza infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zaragoza

Prices for goods and services in San Jose and Zaragoza are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

San Jose Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.08
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2999
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2438
$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4520
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4008
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10416
$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9325
$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.39
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$113
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$176
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1874
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22302
$8269

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1157
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1414
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1585
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1468
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1445
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1318
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1531
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1212
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1571
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1596
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1217
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1673
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1239
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1566
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1740
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1523
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1194
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1839
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1200
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1363
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1590
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1407
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1598
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1343
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1703
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1660
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1637
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1687
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1572
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581