Zagreb vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Zagreb	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$663	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1071	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1581	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	27
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	767K	687K

The cost of living in Zagreb is 14% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4331st and 4828th ($1253 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 120th in Croatia and Spain, respectively. Check Croatia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Zagreb compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Zagreb ranked 1st best city to live in Croatia vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 843rd and 5447th 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	$9.73	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2995	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.38	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.68	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10861	$7261

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Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747

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