Riyadh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.86M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 11% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3292nd and 2592nd ($1586 vs $1780) 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 1.8 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 796th and 387th 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
$7.92
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390