Virginia Beach vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Virginia Beach	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2399	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5692	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1509	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2680	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4354	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	26
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	459K	687K

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 65% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1045th and 4103rd ($2399 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Virginia Beach ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 216th and 1210th 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	$19.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1571	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2887	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2348	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2520	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$125	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1618	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16163	$8269

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710

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