Abu Dhabi vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1637
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	27
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	1.48M	687K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 66% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2320th and 4828th ($1828 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 120th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 438th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Zaragoza

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	Abu Dhabi	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7261

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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