Al Ain vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$612
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
15
😀 Quality of life
79
49
🏙️ Population
767K
513K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4616th and 5319th ($1132 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 496th and 6353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4269

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$692
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$625
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1583
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$583
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$642
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$434
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$440
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$735
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1703
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1678
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1523
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1671
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1687
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$802
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$737
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1725
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$964
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$854
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1703
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$1948
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$981
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$657
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1011
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1499
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$679
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1848
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1701
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2068
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1826
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1752
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$366
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010