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Zielona Gora vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 24.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 37.2% less in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 53.4% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Zielona Gora

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Zielona Gora.

Zielona Gora vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$9.57 PLN34.50	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$7.79 PLN28.09	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.78 PLN6.41	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.64 PLN5.91	+5.3%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.16 PLN4.19	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$4.78 PLN17.25	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.03 PLN14.53	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.03 PLN10.93	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$2.11 PLN7.60	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.45 PLN1.61	-76.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.68 PLN2.46	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.77 PLN2.79	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.74 PLN2.68	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.37 PLN1.34	-66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.56 PLN2.01	-61.8%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$6.59 PLN23.75	+62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$25.82 PLN93.06	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$8.75 PLN31.54	-41.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 37.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$16.40 PLN59.14	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$162.04 PLN584.15	+36.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-65.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$3.01 PLN10.84	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.92 PLN10.51	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$5.13 PLN18.48	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$39.19 PLN141.28	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$7.25 PLN26.12	-32.9%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$95.69 PLN344.98	+81.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$37.94 PLN136.76	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$82.02 PLN295.70	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$123.04 PLN443.55	+32.4%
Average			+26.3%

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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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