Cost of living comparison

 Yemen
compared to
 Poland
Poland vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 33.2% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.4% more in Poland
Groceries
pay 42.3% less in Poland
Transportation
pay 18.8% less in Poland
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Poland
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.8% less in Poland
Clothing
pay 18.8% less in Poland

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Poland are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Poland. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Poland.

Poland vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Yemen, you would:

pay 26.4% more for restaurants

 
Yemen
Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,900
$8.88
PLN36.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,400
$7.49
PLN30.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER424
$1.74
PLN7.13

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Poland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER382
$1.18
PLN4.85
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER988
$4.31
PLN17.64
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,654
$3.58
PLN14.68

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

 
Yemen
Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,732
$6.07
PLN24.87
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,813
$28.33
PLN116.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER4,000,424
$30,111.92
PLN123,345.97

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Yemen
Poland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER18,032
$14.40
PLN59.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER54,063
$601.98
PLN2,465.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER35,594
$478.28
PLN1,959.14

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER21,555
$318.05
PLN1,302.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER840,518
$6,011.28
PLN24,623.72

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER752
$3.12
PLN12.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER930
$3.04
PLN12.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,069
$4.55
PLN18.62

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

 
Yemen
Poland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,944
$75.63
PLN309.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER21,751
$35.26
PLN144.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER20,444
$78.29
PLN320.71

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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: January 2025
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