Al Ain vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$900	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	16
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	767K	886K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4139th and 5290th ($1455 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 562nd and 6204th 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	$10	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$8604

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587