Houston vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	886K

The cost of living in Houston is 118% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1367th and 5290th ($2261 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 14th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$8604

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587