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Halifax vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Halifax is 31.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Halifax
Groceries: pay 79.0% more in Halifax
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Halifax
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Halifax
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Halifax
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Halifax
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Halifax

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

Halifax vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Halifax
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$17.94 CA$24.81	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.05 CA$13.89	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$2.20 CA$3.05	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.64 CA$2.27	-14.4%
Average			+13.1%

Warsaw vs. Halifax - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Halifax
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.79 CA$3.86	+90.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$4.67 CA$6.46	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$8.37 CA$11.58	+93.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$3.80 CA$5.25	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$5.79 CA$8.01	+71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$2.18 CA$3.02	+257.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.73 CA$1.01	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.96 CA$2.71	+103.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.99 CA$2.75	+26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$1.17 CA$1.62	+145.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.09 CA$1.51	+102.8%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Halifax
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.43 CA$6.13	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$64.58 CA$89.31	+114.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$25,466.54 CA$35,216.41	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$13.63 CA$18.85	-0.3%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Warsaw	Halifax
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$71.72 CA$99.18	+311.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,493.63 CA$2,065.47	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$1,170.42 CA$1,618.51	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$115.37 CA$159.54	-56.9%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Halifax
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$910.94 CA$1,259.69	+55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$14,800.29 CA$20,466.58	-7.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Halifax
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.74 CA$7.94	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$3.90 CA$5.40	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$15.07 CA$20.84	+153.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$41.01 CA$56.70	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.76 CA$14.88	+12.5%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Halifax
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$61.92 CA$85.63	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$31.96 CA$44.19	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$97.30 CA$134.55	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$110.12 CA$152.28	-4.5%
Average			-19.3%

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