Cologne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	16
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	1.09M	886K

The cost of living in Cologne is 87% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2200th and 5290th ($1941 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 21st and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tabuk

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	Cologne	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$8604

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

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