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Ottawa vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 99.2% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.9% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Poland	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN36.84	$17.96 CA$26.01	+102.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN31.09	$10.78 CA$15.61	+43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN7.22	$2.17 CA$3.14	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.95	$1.53 CA$2.22	+6.8%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Poland	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.92	$2.65 CA$3.84	+123.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN17.87	$6.28 CA$9.09	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN14.87	$9.92 CA$14.37	+177.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN12.15	$3.31 CA$4.80	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN11.18	$5.89 CA$8.53	+118.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.78	$1.93 CA$2.80	+350.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.97	$0.64 CA$0.92	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN3.14	$1.44 CA$2.09	+90.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.69 CA$2.44	+55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.52	$1.20 CA$1.74	+227.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN2.03	$1.31 CA$1.89	+167.2%
Average			+123.4%

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Poland	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN25.19	$4.15 CA$6.01	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN117.56	$92.50 CA$133.96	+226.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN124,944.52	$24,412.64 CA$35,353.16	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN32.11	$18.80 CA$27.22	+142.8%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Poland	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN59.77	$50.21 CA$72.72	+248.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,497.81	$1,425.51 CA$2,064.36	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,984.53	$1,269.57 CA$1,838.52	+165.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN763.54	$131.33 CA$190.19	-28.6%
Average			+130.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Poland	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,319.69	$999.72 CA$1,447.75	+214.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN24,942.84	$19,936.07 CA$28,870.42	+231.6%
Average			+222.9%

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pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN12.95	$5.75 CA$8.32	+84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN12.63	$3.71 CA$5.37	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN18.87	$12.93 CA$18.73	+184.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN134.95	$46.27 CA$67.01	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN26.84	$10.78 CA$15.61	+66.6%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Poland	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN313.82	$57.20 CA$82.83	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN146.29	$44.39 CA$64.28	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN324.87	$97.78 CA$141.59	+24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN361.92	$110.86 CA$160.54	+27.1%
Average			+13.4%

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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: January 2025

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