Islamabad vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Islamabad	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$389	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1027	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$169	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$140	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$221	$2078
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	15
😀 Quality of life	51	49
🏙️ Population	1.01M	513K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 61% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8988th and 5319th ($389 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6200th and 6353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tabuk

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	Islamabad	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.35	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.2	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.42%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$489	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.43	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.7	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.87	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.4	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1443	$4269

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$238
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$278
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$335
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$281
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$352
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$307
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$277
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$393
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$330
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$303
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$399
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$240
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$344
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$268
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$347
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$289
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$386
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$364
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$337
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$508
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$260
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$399
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$290
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$449
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$394
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$567
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$328
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$338
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$448
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$307
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$455
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$401

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