Birmingham vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	16
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.14M	886K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 107% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1454th and 5149th ($2219 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 41st and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tabuk

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	Birmingham	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$8518

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403