Cost of Living in Zaragoza, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 26 $1,403 $898 $1,111 $673 $92

Utilities 2 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 11 2 $18 $52 $70 $46 $0

Groceries 8 $128 $266 $586 $213 $7

Transportation 4 5 $56 $48 $126 $33 $11

Dining Out 24 25 $768 $251 $412 $117 $41

Leisure Activities 7 12 3 $229 $120 $275 $48 $9

Health Insurance 19 27 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $2,677 $1,643 $2,614 $1,130 $162

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Clothing

Jeans 3 $87.79 per pair

Summer Dress $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes $78.56 per pair

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $876.00 $787 – $1,010 per month

Coworking Space 7 $56.12 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,403.08 $1,347 – $2,020 per month

Coliving Space 2 $618.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 21 $2.02 per cup

Beer 13 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 24 $14.59 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $9.65 per meal

Apples 8 $2.06 per kg

Bread 8 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 8 $0.94 per liter

Rice 8 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 8 $8.20 per kg

Beef 8 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 25 $44.67 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.30 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 6 $2.36 per trip

Taxi per km 5 6 $1.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $32.61 per month

Gasoline $2.02 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 6 $7.63 per trip

Scooter Rental 18 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $8.93 per ticket

Personal Care

Haircut $13.47 per visit

Laundry 23 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $11.50 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Granada, Pamplona, Salamanca, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1403.08
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.01 876
- Apples 2.43 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 3.47 4.85
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- Bread 1.33 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.93
- Coffee 2.14 2.02
- Coliving Space 982.09 618
- Coworking Space 190.64 56.12
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 116.74, nomad 767.76, expat 250.76, family 412.17, tourist 40.63
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.65
- Gasoline 2.01 2.02
- Groceries local 288.85, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 212.91, nomad 127.74, expat 266.14, family 585.5, tourist 7.1
- Gym Membership 46.22 30.47
- Haircut 18.49 13.47
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1213.17, tourist 109.76 local 673.48, nomad 1403.08, expat 897.97, family 1111.24, tourist 92.04
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 45.87, nomad 18.29, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 0.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 38.13 33.67
- Jeans 90.12 87.79
- Laundry 7.51 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 404.39, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 48.33, nomad 229.47, expat 119.77, family 275.26, tourist 8.93
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.6 14.59
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 44.67
- Milk 1.21 0.94
- Mobile Plan 20.8 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 48.53 32.61
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 11.5
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.71 7.63
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.56
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 0.29 184.08
- Summer Dress 36.97 33.62
- Taxi Start 3.06 2.36
- Taxi per km 1.33 1.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.18 8.98
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 46.22, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 32.61, nomad 55.51, expat 47.87, family 126.28, tourist 11.45
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 242.63, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 17.33, family 34.66 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.3
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 7.35
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Corrected units and source attribution, disclosed borrowed national prices, recalculated supported profile totals from stated quantities, and marked unsupported prices as unverified (coladaxtilavanderia.com, boe.es, spotahome.com).

Zaragoza cost of living