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Mississauga vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Mississauga is 18.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Mississauga
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Mississauga
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Mississauga
Housing: pay 67.6% more in Mississauga
Childcare: pay 30.9% less in Mississauga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Mississauga
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Mississauga

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mississauga are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Mississauga.

Mississauga vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$14.39 CA$19.90	+31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.79 CA$14.92	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.64 CA$2.27	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.46 CA$2.02	-24.0%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.54 CA$3.52	+74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$6.54 CA$9.04	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$8.68 CA$12.01	+100.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$3.99 CA$5.52	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$5.13 CA$7.09	+51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.51 CA$2.09	+147.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.58 CA$0.81	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.29 CA$1.78	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.54 CA$2.13	-2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.74 CA$1.03	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.12 CA$1.55	+107.2%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.07 CA$5.63	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$99.28 CA$137.29	+230.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$13.25 CA$18.32	-3.1%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 67.6% more for housing

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$52.04 CA$71.96	+198.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,796.01 CA$2,483.61	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$1,551.92 CA$2,146.07	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$115.61 CA$159.88	-56.8%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 30.9% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$413.67 CA$572.05	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$10,791.47 CA$14,922.98	-32.3%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.88 CA$8.13	+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$4.02 CA$5.56	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$11.25 CA$15.55	+89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$41.01 CA$56.71	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$13.31 CA$18.41	+39.1%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Mississauga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$44.96 CA$62.18	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$42.77 CA$59.14	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$89.38 CA$123.59	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$104.53 CA$144.55	-9.3%
Average			-21.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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