Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.2% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Poland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$8.88
PLN36.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.70
PLN10.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$6.07
PLN24.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,816
|
$28.33
PLN115.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,421
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,305.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$7.74
PLN31.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,037
|
$14.40
PLN58.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,076
|
$601.98
PLN2,445.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,603
|
$478.28
PLN1,942.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,975
|
$184.01
PLN747.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,560
|
$318.05
PLN1,291.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,728
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,415.97
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$3.12
PLN12.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.55
PLN18.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,598
|
$32.52
PLN132.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$75.63
PLN307.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,757
|
$35.26
PLN143.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,449
|
$78.29
PLN318.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,282
|
$87.22
PLN354.28
|
|
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