Riyadh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$2218
😷 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 18% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3485th and 2081st ($1628 vs $1979) 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 899th and 335th 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
$7.94
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445