Al Ain vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	15
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	767K	886K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 71% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2271st and 4967th ($1844 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 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 1000th and 6450th 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	$9.12	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8574

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028