Cape Town vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$582	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	15
😀 Quality of life	58	47
🏙️ Population	3.78M	886K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 0.7% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5016th and 4967th ($1071 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5491st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tabuk

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	Cape Town	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8574

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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