Vancouver vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Vancouver	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2564	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5785	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1629	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$2825	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3016	$1622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	27
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	662K	673K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 93% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 587th and 4103rd ($2564 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 50th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Vancouver compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 60th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Zaragoza

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	Vancouver	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.9	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1786	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12194	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7826	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.3	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.6	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1092	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14942	$7028

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219