San Diego vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	16
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.39M	886K

The cost of living in San Diego is 236% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 52nd and 5290th ($3486 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 155th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$8604

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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