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North Vancouver vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 32.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 47.4% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 37.4% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 90.7% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 36.0% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in North Vancouver

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

North Vancouver vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.06	$17.94 CA$24.56	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.18	$10.76 CA$14.73	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.05	$2.07 CA$2.83	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.86	$1.61 CA$2.21	-16.1%
Average			+13.1%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.22	$2.39 CA$3.27	+63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.24	$5.02 CA$6.87	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.48	$6.88 CA$9.42	+58.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.20	$3.49 CA$4.77	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.10	$4.85 CA$6.64	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.18	$1.39 CA$1.91	+128.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.95	$0.58 CA$0.80	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.44	$1.34 CA$1.84	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.62	$1.74 CA$2.38	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.71	$1.15 CA$1.57	+140.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.93	$0.97 CA$1.32	+79.2%
Average			+47.4%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.62	$4.76 CA$6.51	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN107.42	$87.99 CA$120.44	+192.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117K	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN48.83	$15.14 CA$20.73	+10.8%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.23	$67.45 CA$92.33	+287.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,073.99	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,242.67	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN955.62	$100.30 CA$137.28	-62.5%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 36.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,094.42	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+104.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN56,911.49	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-32.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.58	$5.02 CA$6.88	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.06	$3.96 CA$5.42	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.24	$14.35 CA$19.64	+141.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN166.99	$32.00 CA$43.81	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.18	$11.93 CA$16.33	+24.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN355.65	$60.42 CA$82.70	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN172.68	$38.27 CA$52.38	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN351.69	$84.68 CA$115.90	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN411.68	$89.70 CA$122.78	-22.2%
Average			-24.1%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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