Cairo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$154	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	15
😀 Quality of life	58	47
🏙️ Population	9.61M	886K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4967th ($417 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5545th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tabuk

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	Cairo	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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