Rawalpindi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$401	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1010	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$150	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1728
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	15
😀 Quality of life	46	47
🏙️ Population	2.1M	886K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 63% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8953rd and 4967th ($401 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6500th and 6450th 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	$1.79	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$58	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.97%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$747	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.92	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.1	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1075	$8574

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272

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