Islamabad vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$199	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	15
😀 Quality of life	49	47
🏙️ Population	1.01M	886K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 59% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8870th and 4967th ($442 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6313th and 6450th 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	$2.13	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$8574

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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