Riyadh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$996
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.86M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 12% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2922nd and 3564th ($1642 vs $1464) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1210th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385