Taipei vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taipei	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3254	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$567	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1230	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1684	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	2.6M	687K

The cost of living in Taipei is 7% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4534th and 4828th ($1181 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 339th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zaragoza

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	Taipei	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.1%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13635	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.61	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.83	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19749	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387