Reykjavik vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	139K	886K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 209% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 119th and 5290th ($3205 vs $1036) 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 258th and 6204th 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	$28.3	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$8604

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336

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