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Medicine Hat vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Medicine Hat is 11.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Medicine Hat
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Medicine Hat
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Medicine Hat
Housing: pay 37.9% more in Medicine Hat
Childcare: pay 20.9% more in Medicine Hat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Medicine Hat
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Medicine Hat

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Medicine Hat are more expensive than in Warsaw.

Medicine Hat vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medicine Hat instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$15.07 CA$20.76	+37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$10.05 CA$13.84	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$2.00 CA$2.76	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$1.75 CA$2.41	-9.1%
Average			+5.6%

Warsaw vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.82 CA$2.51	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$4.07 CA$5.61	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$5.58 CA$7.70	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$3.24 CA$4.46	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$4.94 CA$6.81	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.70 CA$2.34	+179.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.59 CA$0.82	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.12 CA$1.54	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$1.49 CA$2.05	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.65 CA$0.89	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.67 CA$0.93	+24.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$3.71 CA$5.11	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$50.59 CA$69.71	+68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$15.07 CA$20.76	+10.2%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 37.9% more for housing

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$60.15 CA$82.88	+245.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$801.31 CA$1,104.16	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$717.59 CA$988.80	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$152.49 CA$210.12	-43.0%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 20.9% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$841.80 CA$1,159.96	+43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$15,667.38 CA$21,588.86	-1.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$5.74 CA$7.91	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$3.72 CA$5.12	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$11.48 CA$15.82	+93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$54.78 CA$75.48	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$12.20 CA$16.81	+27.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Medicine Hat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$51.67 CA$71.19	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$26.91 CA$37.08	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$67.45 CA$92.95	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$68.17 CA$93.94	-40.9%
Average			-41.2%

Warsaw vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of clothing

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