Kuala Lumpur vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuala Lumpur	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2346	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$483	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1014	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	9M	886K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 4% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5636th and 5290th ($992 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 555th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Tabuk

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	Kuala Lumpur	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$572	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.6	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.5	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.8	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11913	$8604

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587