Dubai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.86M

The cost of living in Dubai is 25% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 947th and 2081st ($2470 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Poland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 184th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Warsaw

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Dubai Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$15882

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445