Almaty vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$464	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	15
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	2.23M	886K

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4967th ($881 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4016th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Tabuk

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	Almaty	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$8574

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

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