Tabuk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tabuk	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2120	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$519	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1723	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	15	5
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	886K	115K

The cost of living in Tabuk is 155% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5787th and 9013th ($988 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Tabuk ranked 11th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6510th and 6232nd 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1237	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.4	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.45	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4277	$691

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Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284