Bucharest vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$474	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	15
😀 Quality of life	79	47
🏙️ Population	1.72M	886K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5565th and 4967th ($988 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Romania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 645th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tabuk

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	Bucharest	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$8574

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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