Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 51.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
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