Vancouver vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vancouver	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2488	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2615	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3246	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	27
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	662K	687K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 126% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 819th and 4828th ($2488 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 86th and 5447th 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	$16.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1747	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2320	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6774	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.47	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1117	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17240	$7261

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759

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