Washington vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Washington	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3149	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7865	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4037	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$738	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5859	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	690K	687K

The cost of living in Washington is 186% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 96th and 4828th ($3149 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 120th 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 1.9 months in Washington compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Washington ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 43rd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Washington vs Zaragoza

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	Washington	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.65	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2298	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1750	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4716	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3555	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7543	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6152	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.54	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.98	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$105	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2464	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24653	$7261

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387