Cost of living comparison
Ajman is 22.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ajman instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$0.71
AED2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
$0.36
AED1.33
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
$3.23
AED11.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$6.53
AED23.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$2.76
AED10.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.92
AED3.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.64
AED2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.66
AED2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.61
AED2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.39
AED1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.34
AED1.25
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
$3.38
AED12.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.46
|
$59.22
AED217.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,829.11
|
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.72
|
$10.42
AED38.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.85
|
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,416.99
|
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN924.77
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.28
|
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,682.30
|
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
$3.95
AED14.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.55
|
$53.09
AED195.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.04
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.31
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.32
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.30
|
$82.58
AED303.33
|
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