Tabuk vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tabuk	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1078	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$566	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1728	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	15	65
😀 Quality of life	47	70
🏙️ Population	886K	1.13M

The cost of living in Tabuk is 2% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4967th and 5096th ($1078 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tabuk compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Tabuk ranked 10th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 6450th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tabuk vs Ulsan

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	Tabuk	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1372	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$856	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.4	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.77	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$666	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8574	$13412

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959