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
PLN34.61
|
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
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