Columbus vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	16
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	906K	886K

The cost of living in Columbus is 98% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1686th and 5149th ($2127 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 96th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tabuk

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	Columbus	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$8518

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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