Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 50.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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