Shenzhen vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$478	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	15
😀 Quality of life	80	47
🏙️ Population	17.7M	886K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 15% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5950th and 4967th ($916 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 545th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tabuk

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	Shenzhen	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$8574

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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