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Living in Zaragoza

Cost of Living

This hub shows what life in Zaragoza really costs our family of four, using numbers from our own bills. It is for families budgeting for a move to Spain or comparing Zaragoza with other cities. Your costs will vary with your own family, priorities and choices, but real figures make a good starting point.

Our Real Cost Of Living in Zaragoza Spain for a Family of Four 2025 vs 2026 compares November 2025 with August 2026: rent, utilities, phones and internet, public transportation, private and public health care, dental, haircuts, kids' activities and summer camps. Rent is our biggest cost, at 1,537.50 euros a month in 2026 for a five-bedroom apartment in the city center.

Our Back-to-School Cost in Spain breaks down what we paid for first grade at a small private Spanish school for 2026, from textbooks (241 euros) and the materials fee (160 euros) to uniforms and supplies, for a total of 621 euros before the first day of school. Tuition is 170 euros a month.

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Our Back-to-School Cost in Spain

What back to school cost our family in Spain for 2026, with one child starting first grade and the other starting secondary (1º ESO) at a new school.