Dubai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	3.94M	886K

The cost of living in Dubai is 125% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1039th and 5149th ($2420 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tabuk

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	Dubai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$8518

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

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