Cologne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$947	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	15
😀 Quality of life	96	47
🏙️ Population	1.09M	886K

The cost of living in Cologne is 62% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2551st and 4967th ($1744 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 12th and 6450th 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	$13.1	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$8574

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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