Islamabad vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$198	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$1723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	15
😀 Quality of life	49	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	886K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 56% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8895th and 5787th ($439 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6293rd and 6510th 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	$1.79	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$4277

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881