Riyadh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.86M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 19% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3529th and 1966th ($1632 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Poland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 879th and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Warsaw

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Riyadh Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$16711

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399