Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.3% cheaper than Moose Jaw.
If you lived in Poland instead of Moose Jaw, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.49
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
CA$5.51
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
CA$5.26
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.71
CA$79.95
|
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.98
CA$24.48
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.68
CA$100.34
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.11
CA$799.50
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.31
CA$151.57
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$849.47
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,201.05
CA$13,891.28
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$4.99
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Moose Jaw
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.58
CA$87.94
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.23
CA$75.20
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
CA$142.77
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.55
CA$183.22
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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