New Taipei vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$510	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	15
😀 Quality of life	87	53
🏙️ Population	4.04M	886K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4867th and 5095th ($1135 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 387th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tabuk

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	New Taipei	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$8498

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233