Shanghai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$577	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	24.9M	886K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 2% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4858th and 4967th ($1097 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 675th and 6450th 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	$4.55	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$8574

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

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