Mecca vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mecca	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$394	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1784	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	27
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	1.68M	673K

The cost of living in Mecca is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4103rd ($1032 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 6051st and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Zaragoza

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	Mecca	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1443	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.89	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.32	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$127	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.3	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4708	$7028

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219