Tabuk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tabuk	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2119	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$522	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	15	5
😀 Quality of life	49	36
🏙️ Population	513K	79.2K

The cost of living in Tabuk is 121% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5319th and 8761st ($1000 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 2.1 months in Tabuk compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Tabuk ranked 10th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6353rd and 7674th 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	$7.5	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.91%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$591	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.98	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.82	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4269	$701

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Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$692
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$625
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1583
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$583
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$642
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$434
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$440
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$735
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1703
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1678
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1523
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1671
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1687
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$802
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$737
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1725
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$964
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$854
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1703
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$981
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$657
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1011
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$679
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1848
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1701
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2068
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1826
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1752
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$366
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288