Shanghai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shanghai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3104	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$605	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$931	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	24.9M	886K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4879th and 5095th ($1128 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1383rd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tabuk

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	Shanghai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$848	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1510	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.36%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14877	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7318	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.8	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.41	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27624	$8498

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233