Cape Town vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$775	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	16
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	886K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4336th and 5290th ($1386 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6134th and 6204th 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	$12.2	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$8604

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587