Kuwait City vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$698	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	15
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	2.99M	886K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 29% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3893rd and 4967th ($1393 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1114th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tabuk

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	Kuwait City	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$8574

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

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