Tabuk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tabuk	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1078	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$566	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1728	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	15	5
😀 Quality of life	47	34
🏙️ Population	886K	115K

The cost of living in Tabuk is 155% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4967th and 8915th ($1078 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tabuk compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Tabuk ranked 10th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6450th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tabuk vs Thimphu

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	Tabuk	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1372	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.77	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$666	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8574	$666

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300