Austin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	962K	683K

The cost of living in Austin is 86% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 812th and 4271st ($2473 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 67th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 116th and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$7709

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471