Reykjavik vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	16
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	139K	886K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 209% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 86th and 5149th ($3322 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iceland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iceland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 268th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tabuk

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	Reykjavik	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$8518

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

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