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Ajax vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ajax is 32.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Ajax
Groceries: pay 84.6% more in Ajax
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Ajax
Housing: pay 66.3% more in Ajax
Childcare: pay 34.3% more in Ajax
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Ajax
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Ajax

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

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Ajax vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ajax instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ajax
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.82	$17.53 CA$24.98	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.84	$10.52 CA$14.99	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.72	$1.75 CA$2.50	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.73	$1.52 CA$2.16	-32.2%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 84.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Ajax
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.80	$2.86 CA$4.08	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.18	$4.58 CA$6.52	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.85	$7.34 CA$10.45	+80.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.15	$3.06 CA$4.35	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.50	$5.16 CA$7.35	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.12	$1.83 CA$2.61	+236.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$0.76 CA$1.08	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.89 CA$2.69	+144.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.14	$1.49 CA$2.13	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.57	$1.32 CA$1.88	+228.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.87 CA$1.24	+112.5%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Ajax
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.75	$4.24 CA$6.04	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.57	$85.92 CA$122.40	+205.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$27,760.48 CA$39,548.96	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.80	??
Average			+53.4%

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pay 66.3% more for housing

	Warsaw	Ajax
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.79	$57.51 CA$81.94	+256.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,589.92	$1,507.96 CA$2,148.31	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,702.56	$1,367.68 CA$1,948.47	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,023.51	$95.92 CA$136.66	-63.5%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 34.3% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Ajax
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,290.95	$876.72 CA$1,249.02	+49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,326.67	$17,271.39 CA$24,605.69	+19.5%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ajax
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.93	$3.51 CA$5.00	-23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.63	$3.61 CA$5.14	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.90	$14.03 CA$19.98	+119.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.96	$33.32 CA$47.46	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.86	$9.99 CA$14.23	+8.5%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Ajax
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN420.27	$50.27 CA$71.61	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN154.32	$37.20 CA$53.00	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN413.63	$84.17 CA$119.91	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN435.70	$103.66 CA$147.68	-7.3%
Average			-21.9%

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