Rawalpindi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rawalpindi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$446	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1030	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$182	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$297	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$1734
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	16
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	2.1M	886K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 57% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8874th and 5290th ($446 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6631st and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Tabuk

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	Rawalpindi	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.88	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.7	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$134	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.34%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.72	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.6	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.9	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$806	$8604

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$496
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$371
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$280
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$373
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$253
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$373
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$335
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$394
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$321
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$391
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$382
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$313
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$286
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$309
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$393
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$359
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$450
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$381
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$306
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$379
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$339
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$397
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$371
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$438
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$340
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$346
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$456
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$504
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$401
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$350
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$391
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$440
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$447
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$252

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