Boston vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	676K	886K

The cost of living in Boston is 239% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 30th and 5149th ($3638 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 94th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Tabuk

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	Boston	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$8518

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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