Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Dhahran Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 64.9% more expensive than Dhahran.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Warsaw are more expensive than in Dhahran. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Dhahran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Dhahran, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SAR20.00	$11.51 PLN44.70	+115.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 SAR23.50	$10.23 PLN39.73	+63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$2.24 PLN8.69	+214.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 SAR0.68	$2.24 PLN8.71	+1131.3%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$1.49 PLN5.78	+52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 SAR16.16	$4.41 PLN17.13	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 SAR22.71	$4.07 PLN15.80	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 SAR14.40	$3.89 PLN15.11	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.04 SAR18.90	$2.95 PLN11.46	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.54 PLN2.11	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.42	$0.77 PLN3.00	+19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$0.77 PLN3.00	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$1.83 PLN7.12	+127.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$0.40 PLN1.56	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 SAR1.66	$0.41 PLN1.59	-7.9%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.61 PLN25.68	+181.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.12 PLN109.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$52,762.41 SAR198K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.98 SAR105.00	$12.78 PLN49.66	-54.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.22 SAR248.51	$16.12 PLN62.61	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$359.74 SAR1,350.06	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+227.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.01 SAR1,700.08	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+109.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.85 SAR172.07	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+473.0%
Average			+161.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.62 SAR250.01	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+782.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.88 SAR50,002.33	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+8.5%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$4.60 PLN17.88	+146.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 SAR14.67	$4.27 PLN16.58	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 SAR21.00	$6.39 PLN24.83	+14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.42 SAR733.37	$46.71 PLN181.45	-76.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.66 SAR40.00	$9.20 PLN35.76	-13.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Dhahran	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.52 SAR193.34	$107.88 PLN419.08	+109.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 SAR160.01	$39.61 PLN153.88	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.50 SAR283.35	$106.17 PLN412.46	+40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.83 SAR333.35	$111.84 PLN434.46	+25.9%
Average			+36.2%

Dhahran vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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