Virginia Beach vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Virginia Beach	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2392	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5464	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2536	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4175	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	24
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	459K	693K

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 63% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1097th and 4152nd ($2392 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 940th and 64th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Virginia Beach ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 304th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Zaragoza

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	Virginia Beach	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.9	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1635	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2879	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.29%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2291	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15986	$8348

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671