Abu Dhabi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	15
😀 Quality of life	85	53
🏙️ Population	1.57M	886K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 82% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2187th and 5095th ($1942 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 443rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tabuk

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	Abu Dhabi	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$8498

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233