Cost of living comparison
Halifax is 88.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Halifax instead of Poland, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$16.88
CA$23.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$2.15
CA$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$2.71
CA$3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$6.20
CA$8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$3.75
CA$5.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$5.75
CA$7.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.74
CA$1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$4.84
CA$6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$60.55
CA$82.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$13.83
CA$18.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$78.13
CA$106.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$1,445.28
CA$1,976.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$1,168.72
CA$1,598.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$144.60
CA$197.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$845.72
CA$1,156.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$14,066.19
CA$19,240.44
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$5.69
CA$7.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$3.78
CA$5.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$49.23
CA$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$103.31
CA$141.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
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