Seattle vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seattle	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3162	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7446	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$3407	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$810	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	26
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	737K	687K

The cost of living in Seattle is 117% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 125th and 4103rd ($3162 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Seattle ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 99th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Zaragoza

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	Seattle	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2119	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1641	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3861	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2873	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6864	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.82	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.26	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2178	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29883	$8269

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114

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