Cost of living comparison
Poland is 20.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Poland instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 54.3% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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