Melbourne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	100	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	886K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 145% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 829th and 5290th ($2543 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tabuk

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	Melbourne	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$8604

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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