Warsaw vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Warsaw	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4492	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$449	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2218	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	1.86M	693K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 38% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2081st and 4194th ($1979 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Poland and Spain, respectively. Check Poland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Warsaw compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 335th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Warsaw vs Zaragoza

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	Warsaw	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1584	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$325	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4047	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.9	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.4	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.7	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15882	$8171

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Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1540
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1227
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1023
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1162
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1262
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1222
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1322
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1060
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1024
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$976
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1173
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1137
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1305
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1170
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1260
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1229
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$669
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$925
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1241
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1170
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1043
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1205
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1215
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$954
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$868
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1102
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1216
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1226
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1010
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1114
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1105
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$445

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643