Houston vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	91	47
🏙️ Population	2.3M	886K

The cost of living in Houston is 110% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1229th and 4967th ($2265 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 97th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tabuk

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	Houston	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8574

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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