Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 30.8% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$9.33
zł37.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.61
zł6.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.47
zł5.95
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$4.21
zł17.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.58
zł14.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.59
zł10.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.66
zł2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.74
zł3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.34
zł5.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.39
zł1.57
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$6.19
zł25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$25.65
zł103.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$7.46
zł30.18
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$3.26
zł13.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.15
zł12.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$33.98
zł137.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$6.99
zł28.29
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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