Mecca vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$371	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	687K

The cost of living in Mecca is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5632nd and 4828th ($979 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 5982nd and 5447th 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	$4.96	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$7261

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

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