Dubai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1637
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	87	59
🏙️ Population	3.33M	687K

The cost of living in Dubai is 116% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 989th and 4828th ($2379 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 288th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Zaragoza

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	Dubai	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 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