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Moose Jaw vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Moose Jaw is 13.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% more in Moose Jaw
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Moose Jaw
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Moose Jaw
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Moose Jaw
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Moose Jaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Moose Jaw
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Moose Jaw

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

Moose Jaw vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 8.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
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	$2.33 CA$3.22	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.17 CA$1.61	-39.3%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.28 CA$3.15	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$3.96 CA$5.47	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$5.62 CA$7.77	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$3.05 CA$4.22	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$4.31 CA$5.95	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.36 CA$1.89	+123.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.57 CA$0.78	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.08 CA$1.49	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.36 CA$1.89	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$1.41 CA$1.95	+194.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.98 CA$1.35	+81.0%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.07 CA$5.63	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$57.41 CA$79.39	+90.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$13.83 CA$19.13	+1.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$67.62 CA$93.51	+288.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$813.27 CA$1,124.63	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$681.71 CA$942.70	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$117.58 CA$162.60	-56.1%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$511.28 CA$707.03	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$14,674.71 CA$20,292.92	-7.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.02 CA$6.95	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$2.69 CA$3.72	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$12.92 CA$17.86	+117.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$46.64 CA$64.50	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.41 CA$14.39	+8.7%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Moose Jaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$50.23 CA$69.46	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$56.93 CA$78.72	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$83.24 CA$115.11	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$108.71 CA$150.34	-5.7%
Average			-13.2%

Warsaw vs. Moose Jaw - Cost of clothing

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