Bucharest vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$535	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	1.72M	886K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4935th and 5149th ($1138 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 508th and 6188th 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	$11.9	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$8518

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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