Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.2% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Poland instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 56.4% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$87.22
PLN363.16
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