Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Canada

Kitchener vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Kitchener is 19.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Kitchener
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Kitchener
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Kitchener
Housing: pay 9.8% more in Kitchener
Childcare: pay 5.0% more in Kitchener
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Kitchener
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Kitchener

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

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Kitchener vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$17.60 CA$24.84	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$10.56 CA$14.90	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.24 CA$3.16	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.05 CA$2.90	-8.4%
Average			+21.4%

Warsaw vs. Kitchener - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$2.84 CA$4.02	+91.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$5.56 CA$7.85	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$8.46 CA$11.94	+107.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$3.29 CA$4.64	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$5.90 CA$8.33	+100.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.87 CA$2.64	+243.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.85 CA$1.20	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.81 CA$2.56	+134.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.96 CA$2.77	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.17 CA$1.65	+189.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.14 CA$1.61	+179.5%
Average			+80.1%

Warsaw vs. Kitchener - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$4.40 CA$6.21	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$67.57 CA$95.39	+140.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$27,858.70 CA$39,326.74	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$16.54 CA$23.35	+29.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 9.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$58.30 CA$82.30	+261.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,323.25 CA$1,867.97	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,222.37 CA$1,725.55	+28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$119.58 CA$168.80	-54.5%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 5.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$578.85 CA$817.14	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$16,188.74 CA$22,852.83	+12.0%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.63 CA$7.95	+22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$3.97 CA$5.61	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$14.64 CA$20.67	+129.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$36.10 CA$50.96	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$16.19 CA$22.85	+75.9%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Kitchener
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$55.27 CA$78.02	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$38.08 CA$53.76	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$77.19 CA$108.97	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$99.84 CA$140.94	-10.7%
Average			-24.8%

Warsaw vs. Kitchener - Cost of clothing

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