Cost of living comparison

Salmiya, Kuwait

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Salmiya Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 69.0% more expensive than Salmiya.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 76.2% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 60.6% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Warsaw

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Salmiya. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Salmiya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.13 KWD2.500	$9.90 PLN38.39	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 KWD2.350	$8.66 PLN33.59	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 KWD0.150	$1.79 PLN6.96	+277.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.79 PLN6.94	+329.5%
Average			+160.4%

Salmiya vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.09 PLN4.22	+8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$4.36 PLN16.91	+65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$3.80 PLN14.72	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 KWD0.620	$3.02 PLN11.73	+50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$2.54 PLN9.85	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 KWD0.300	$0.45 PLN1.76	-53.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 KWD0.220	$0.75 PLN2.90	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.82 PLN3.19	+7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$1.39 PLN5.38	+94.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.41 PLN1.61	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.47 PLN1.82	+22.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 76.2% more for transportation

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$6.20 PLN24.05	+383.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.020	$27.22 PLN105.57	-44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,811.250	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.010	$7.92 PLN30.71	-72.9%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.210	$17.20 PLN66.69	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$926.72 KWD285.470	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.43 KWD208.680	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	+22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.47 KWD10.930	$224.46 PLN870.58	+532.7%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 60.6% more for childcare

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD143.110	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,934.28 KWD1,828.020	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	+112.0%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$3.71 PLN14.40	+128.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.24 KWD1.610	$3.66 PLN14.20	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$4.76 PLN18.48	+54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.90 KWD26.150	$42.25 PLN163.86	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$8.66 PLN33.59	-23.9%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Salmiya	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.020	$89.45 PLN346.93	+111.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.840	$41.56 PLN161.18	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.650	$88.32 PLN342.56	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.210	$102.18 PLN396.29	+7.7%
Average			+23.8%

Salmiya vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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