Singapore City vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1751
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	5.87M	886K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 190% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 154th and 5149th ($3119 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Singapore and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tabuk

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	Singapore City	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$8518

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403