Dubai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.86M

The cost of living in Dubai is 27% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 848th and 2069th ($2514 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 158th and 444th 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
$10.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$15871

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349