Cologne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	16
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	1.09M	886K

The cost of living in Cologne is 85% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2067th and 5149th ($1990 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 15th and 6188th 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	$16.4	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$8518

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403