Zagreb vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Zagreb	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3392	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$754	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1950	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	26
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	767K	687K

The cost of living in Zagreb is 1% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4147th and 4103rd ($1437 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 61st in Croatia and Spain, respectively. Check Croatia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Zagreb compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Zagreb ranked 1st best city to live in Croatia vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 742nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Zagreb vs Zaragoza

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	Zagreb	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.45	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1318	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$991	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3578	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.85	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.7	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12234	$8269

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Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890

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