Cost of living comparison
Poland is 43.5% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Poland instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.32
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.72
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.49
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.92
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.64
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.43
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.44
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.96
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.04
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.58
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.35
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.82
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$158.50
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,496.11
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.20
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$85.14
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,336.81
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,981.21
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$197.86
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,143.00
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,384.08
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.10
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.74
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.99
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.21
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Vaughan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.97
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.88
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$111.51
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$148.84
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
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