Johannesburg vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$485	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	15
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	886K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 1% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5031st and 5095th ($1082 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5648th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tabuk

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	Johannesburg	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$8498

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233