Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Canada

Ottawa vs. Kielce Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 64.9% more expensive than Kielce.

Restaurants: pay 48.9% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Ottawa are more expensive than in Kielce. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

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Ottawa vs. Kielce Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kielce, you would:

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pay 48.9% more for restaurants

	Kielce	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$18.24 CA$26.01	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 PLN30.05	$10.52 CA$15.01	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 PLN5.68	$2.06 CA$2.95	+42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 PLN4.34	$1.74 CA$2.48	+56.6%
Average			+48.9%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kielce	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PLN5.52	$3.07 CA$4.38	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 PLN13.85	$5.27 CA$7.52	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 PLN15.91	$8.65 CA$12.33	+112.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 PLN12.62	$3.38 CA$4.81	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 PLN11.59	$5.07 CA$7.23	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.69	$1.72 CA$2.45	+297.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.76	$0.62 CA$0.88	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.27	$1.75 CA$2.50	+202.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 PLN4.20	$1.64 CA$2.34	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PLN1.19	$1.17 CA$1.67	+284.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 PLN1.41	$1.08 CA$1.54	+200.6%
Average			+102.2%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Kielce	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 PLN23.45	$4.48 CA$6.39	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.68 PLN120.18	$94.69 CA$135.06	+208.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN120K	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97 PLN39.06	$14.45 CA$20.61	+44.9%
Average			+20.7%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.5% more for housing

	Kielce	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.09 PLN59.09	$49.74 CA$70.95	+229.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.38 PLN2,770.84	$1,478.74 CA$2,109.34	+109.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.98 PLN2,169.93	$1,220.86 CA$1,741.50	+120.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.21 PLN690.23	$103.40 CA$147.49	-41.3%
Average			+80.5%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Kielce	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.20 PLN1,034.89	$927.38 CA$1,322.85	+251.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,079.52 PLN31,647.65	$15,956.31 CA$22,760.88	+97.5%
Average			+163.3%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of childcare

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kielce	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 PLN13.52	$5.61 CA$8.00	+62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 PLN11.85	$4.04 CA$5.77	+33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 PLN20.03	$14.31 CA$20.41	+179.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 PLN150.23	$45.45 CA$64.83	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN30.05	$12.65 CA$18.05	+65.0%
Average			+53.1%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Kielce	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.61 PLN284.43	$60.13 CA$85.77	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 PLN140.21	$37.89 CA$54.04	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.70 PLN300.45	$105.98 CA$151.17	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.47 PLN413.12	$96.50 CA$137.65	-8.5%
Average			+2.6%

Kielce vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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