Melbourne vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$1751
😷 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 132% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 893rd and 5149th ($2496 vs $1074) 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 1.7 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 6188th 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	$15.4	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$8518

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403