Al Ain vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$560	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	15
😀 Quality of life	79	45
🏙️ Population	767K	886K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5284th and 5787th ($1050 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 600th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Tabuk

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	Al Ain	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$4277

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881