Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 29.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 80.2% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 31.1% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$21.04 CA$29.79	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$9.12 CA$12.91	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$2.28 CA$3.23	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$1.72 CA$2.43	-23.4%
Average			+23.0%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.76 CA$3.91	+85.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$6.88 CA$9.73	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$7.40 CA$10.48	+81.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$3.16 CA$4.47	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$6.21 CA$8.79	+110.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.88 CA$2.66	+244.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.65 CA$0.91	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.97 CA$2.79	+154.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.83 CA$2.59	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$1.29 CA$1.82	+219.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.26 CA$1.78	+207.8%
Average			+80.2%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$4.82 CA$6.83	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$98.37 CA$139.26	+249.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$14.86 CA$21.04	+16.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$52.60 CA$74.47	+226.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$98.03 CA$138.79	-62.7%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-26.4%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$4.73 CA$6.70	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$4.14 CA$5.86	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$14.03 CA$19.86	+119.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$30.33 CA$42.95	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$11.92 CA$16.88	+29.5%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$63.12 CA$89.37	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$37.41 CA$52.96	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$80.66 CA$114.19	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$109.88 CA$155.57	-1.7%
Average			-19.9%

Warsaw vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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