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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	27
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.01M	683K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 176% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 13th and 4271st ($3674 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 67th 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 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 41st in Spain, while ranked 57th and 1465th 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	$25.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$7709

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471