Johannesburg vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$487	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	15
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	4.43M	886K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 9% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5069th and 5787th ($1079 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5446th and 6510th 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	$9.91	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4277

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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