Istanbul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$587	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	15
😀 Quality of life	77	45
🏙️ Population	15.5M	886K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 14% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4816th and 5787th ($1125 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 790th and 6510th 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	$8.84	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$4277

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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