Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 6.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 94.2% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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