Dubai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	3.94M	693K

The cost of living in Dubai is 72% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 947th and 4194th ($2470 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 184th and 622nd 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	$11.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$8171

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643