Washington vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Washington	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3350	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7781	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$2159	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$3818	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7152	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	690K	693K

The cost of living in Washington is 133% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 74th and 4194th ($3350 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Washington ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 31st and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Washington	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.39	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2374	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4205	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3379	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8429	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.52	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$196	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1892	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24903	$8171

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088

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