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United Arab Emirates vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 13.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 41.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 41.2% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$7.91 AED29.06	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$8.65 AED31.75	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.04 AED3.83	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.50 AED1.85	-73.8%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$1.47 AED5.39	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$5.36 AED19.68	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$6.96 AED25.56	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$2.81 AED10.34	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$3.68 AED13.51	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$0.98 AED3.59	+60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.75 AED2.75	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.73 AED2.69	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$0.59 AED2.15	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.48 AED1.76	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.53 AED1.93	-2.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$2.91 AED10.69	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$53.10 AED195.00	+76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$8.50 AED31.21	-37.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$101.41 AED372.42	+482.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$122.67 AED450.49	-54.2%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-48.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$10.43 AED38.31	+111.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$4.99 AED18.32	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$6.23 AED22.88	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$75.55 AED277.45	+61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$13.19 AED48.44	+37.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$75.04 AED275.58	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$59.50 AED218.51	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$105.66 AED388.03	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$106.53 AED391.23	-7.6%
Average			-0.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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