Medina vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$696	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	66	59
🏙️ Population	1.41M	687K

The cost of living in Medina is 10% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4439th and 4828th ($1215 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 3899th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Zaragoza

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	Medina	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$7261

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

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