Johannesburg vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$441	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	15
😀 Quality of life	57	47
🏙️ Population	4.43M	886K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5539th and 4967th ($993 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5667th and 6450th 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	$9.65	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8574

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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