Cost of living comparison
Canada is 76.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Poland, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
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