Jeddah vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$512	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	15
😀 Quality of life	76	47
🏙️ Population	4.7M	886K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4650th and 4967th ($1146 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 860th vs 6450th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tabuk

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	Jeddah	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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