Abu Dhabi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	16
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	1.57M	886K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 93% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1859th and 5149th ($2070 vs $1074) 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 1.3 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 447th and 6188th 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	$9.29	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$8518

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403