Karachi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$188	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1728
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	15
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	14.9M	886K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4967th ($442 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6253rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tabuk

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	Karachi	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8574

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

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