Melbourne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	100	47
🏙️ Population	5.03M	886K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 103% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1365th and 4967th ($2194 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1st and 6450th 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	$14.2	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$8574

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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