Cape Town vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$603	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$1723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	15
😀 Quality of life	59	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	886K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 13% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4849th and 5787th ($1120 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5407th and 6510th 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	$7.8	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$4277

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881