Tabuk vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tabuk	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$518	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1734	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	13
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	886K	948K

The cost of living in Tabuk is 7% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5290th and 5785th ($1036 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tabuk compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tabuk ranked 10th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6204th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tabuk vs Vientiane

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	Tabuk	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.76	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$948	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.6	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$663	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8604	$9878

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Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375