Mecca vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$438	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	24
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	2.43M	693K

The cost of living in Mecca is 28% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5338th and 4194th ($1031 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 64th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 6151st and 622nd 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	$4.49	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$8171

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

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