Istanbul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$649	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	15
😀 Quality of life	76	47
🏙️ Population	15.7M	886K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 16% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4347th and 4967th ($1248 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 850th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tabuk

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	Istanbul	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$8574

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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