Warsaw vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Warsaw	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4583	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$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 1966th and 4152nd ($2026 vs $1471) 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 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 348th and 683rd 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	$11.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2244	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1574	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$316	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6614	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4194	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.5	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16711	$8348

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Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399

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