Shanghai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shanghai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3757	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$635	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1613	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$2078
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	24.9M	513K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 19% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4461st and 5319th ($1190 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 558th and 6353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tabuk

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	Shanghai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2595	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1269	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17366	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9346	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.16	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28143	$4269

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740

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