Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 89.6% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.60 YER1,871	$9.90 PLN38.21	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.61 YER2,363	$8.66 PLN33.43	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 YER418	$1.79 PLN6.92	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 YER169	$1.79 PLN6.91	+160.3%
Average			+46.6%

Yemen vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Yemen	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 YER376	$1.09 PLN4.20	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 YER973	$4.36 PLN16.82	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,613	$3.80 PLN14.65	-64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.96 YER1,221	$3.02 PLN11.67	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 YER1,366	$2.54 PLN9.80	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76 YER680	$0.45 PLN1.75	-83.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 YER198	$0.75 PLN2.88	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 YER565	$0.82 PLN3.17	-64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 YER313	$1.39 PLN5.35	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 YER295	$0.41 PLN1.60	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 YER222	$0.47 PLN1.81	-48.2%
Average			-39.6%

Yemen vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Yemen	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.93 YER2,690	$6.20 PLN23.93	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.28 YER12,615	$27.22 PLN105.06	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,011.21 YER3,938,758	$30,732.76 PLN118,622.66	+91.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 YER7,261	$7.92 PLN30.56	-73.2%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Yemen	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 YER17,754	$17.20 PLN66.37	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.38 YER53,229	$1,070.18 PLN4,130.71	+394.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.46 YER35,045	$832.44 PLN3,213.04	+484.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.93 YER18,678	$224.46 PLN866.38	+195.6%
Average			+249.6%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.27 YER21,222	$507.82 PLN1,960.10	+488.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,364.07 YER827,562	$12,579.90 PLN48,556.04	+273.9%
Average			+381.2%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 YER740	$3.71 PLN14.33	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 YER916	$3.66 PLN14.13	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 YER1,052	$4.76 PLN18.39	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.42 YER17,322	$42.25 PLN163.07	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 YER1,243	$8.66 PLN33.43	+71.4%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Yemen	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.82 YER16,683	$89.45 PLN345.26	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.06 YER21,416	$41.56 PLN160.40	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.83 YER20,129	$88.32 PLN340.91	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.17 YER27,839	$102.18 PLN394.38	-9.7%
Average			-5.5%

Yemen vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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