Dubai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dubai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5278	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3926	$2078
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	15
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	3.33M	513K

The cost of living in Dubai is 123% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1218th and 5319th ($2229 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 189th and 6353rd 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	$9.9	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3504	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.3	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2984	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.2	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$720	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$4269

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$692
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$625
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1583
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$583
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$642
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$434
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$440
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$735
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1703
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1678
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1523
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1671
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1687
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$802
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$737
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1725
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$964
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$854
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1703
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$981
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$657
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1011
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$679
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1848
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1701
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2068
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1826
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1752
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$366
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010