Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 58.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Poland, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
|
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