Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 15.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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