Zaragoza vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Zaragoza	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1101	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2539	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1637	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	687K	449K

The cost of living in Zaragoza is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4828th and 59th ($1101 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 2nd in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Zaragoza compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Zaragoza ranked 99th best city to live in Spain vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5447th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Zaragoza vs Zurich

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	Zaragoza	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2280	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.27	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7261	$29610

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717