Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 22.8% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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