Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Canada

Ottawa vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 21.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 68.3% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Ottawa

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

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Ottawa vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$18.24 CA$25.82	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$10.52 CA$14.89	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$2.06 CA$2.92	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$1.74 CA$2.46	-22.6%
Average			+20.1%

Warsaw vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$3.07 CA$4.35	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$5.27 CA$7.46	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$8.65 CA$12.24	+112.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$3.38 CA$4.78	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$5.07 CA$7.18	+71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.72 CA$2.43	+215.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.62 CA$0.87	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.75 CA$2.48	+126.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.64 CA$2.33	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$1.17 CA$1.65	+190.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.08 CA$1.53	+165.0%
Average			+68.3%

Warsaw vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$4.48 CA$6.35	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$94.69 CA$134.05	+236.7%
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	$14.45 CA$20.46	+13.0%
Average			+16.2%

Warsaw vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$49.74 CA$70.42	+208.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,478.74 CA$2,093.52	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,220.86 CA$1,728.44	+28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$103.40 CA$146.38	-60.6%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$927.38 CA$1,312.93	+57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$15,956.31 CA$22,590.15	+10.4%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$5.61 CA$7.94	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$4.04 CA$5.73	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$14.31 CA$20.26	+123.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$45.45 CA$64.35	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$12.65 CA$17.91	+37.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$60.13 CA$85.12	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$37.89 CA$53.64	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$105.98 CA$150.04	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$96.50 CA$136.62	-13.7%
Average			-17.7%

Warsaw vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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