Cost of living comparison

Salalah, Oman

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Salalah Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.3 times more expensive than Salalah.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 30.9% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Salalah. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Salalah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Salalah, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Salalah	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$9.90 PLN38.39	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.99 OMR5.000	$8.66 PLN33.59	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$1.79 PLN6.96	+151.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 OMR0.100	$1.79 PLN6.94	+588.9%
Average			+199.3%

Salalah vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Salalah	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 OMR0.480	$1.09 PLN4.22	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 OMR1.320	$4.36 PLN16.91	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 OMR2.840	$3.80 PLN14.72	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 OMR0.740	$3.02 PLN11.73	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$2.54 PLN9.85	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 OMR0.360	$0.45 PLN1.76	-51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 OMR0.190	$0.75 PLN2.90	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$0.82 PLN3.19	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$1.39 PLN5.38	+161.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.41 PLN1.61	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 OMR0.140	$0.47 PLN1.82	+25.5%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

	Salalah	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.910	$6.20 PLN24.05	+163.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.55 OMR20.980	$27.22 PLN105.57	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,780.79 OMR7,993.020	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.66 OMR4.870	$7.92 PLN30.71	-37.5%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Salalah	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.98 OMR29.220	$17.20 PLN66.69	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$255.43 OMR98.250	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	+319.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.14 OMR81.600	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	+292.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.66 OMR19.100	$224.46 PLN870.58	+352.0%
Average			+221.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Salalah	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.56 OMR43.300	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	+351.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,428.83 OMR1,318.850	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	+266.9%
Average			+309.0%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Salalah	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.20 OMR2.000	$3.71 PLN14.40	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 OMR1.000	$3.66 PLN14.20	+40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 OMR2.200	$4.76 PLN18.48	-16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.70 OMR36.430	$42.25 PLN163.86	-55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.79 OMR3.000	$8.66 PLN33.59	+11.1%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Salalah	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.71 OMR10.660	$89.45 PLN346.93	+222.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.17 OMR11.990	$41.56 PLN161.18	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.21 OMR24.310	$88.32 PLN342.56	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.29 OMR16.650	$102.18 PLN396.29	+136.0%
Average			+108.0%

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