Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 1.0% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Gdansk

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Gdansk are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Gdansk.

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Gdansk vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gdansk instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$11.51 PLN44.70	+43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.95 PLN34.76	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.30 PLN8.94	+163.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$1.67 PLN6.50	+433.8%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.32 PLN5.13	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.33 PLN16.84	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$3.69 PLN14.35	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.82 PLN14.84	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$2.98 PLN11.58	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$0.58 PLN2.24	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.81 PLN3.13	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.93 PLN3.60	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.42 PLN5.53	+78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.37 PLN1.45	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.49 PLN1.91	-16.4%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.22 PLN24.16	+164.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$30.43 PLN118.20	-18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$30,576.90 PLN119K	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$10.12 PLN39.33	-44.1%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$20.56 PLN79.88	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$223.23 PLN867.19	+172.7%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	-20.5%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$3.84 PLN14.90	+79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$4.13 PLN16.04	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.88 PLN22.84	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$44.30 PLN172.08	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$7.67 PLN29.80	-42.4%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$88.51 PLN343.83	+51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$47.73 PLN185.41	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$92.90 PLN360.88	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$104.52 PLN406.02	+0.6%
Average			+5.0%

Riyadh vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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