Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 58.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
$17.96
CA$25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$2.17
CA$3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$1.53
CA$2.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$2.65
CA$3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
$6.28
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
$9.92
CA$14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$3.31
CA$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
$5.89
CA$8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$1.93
CA$2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$1.44
CA$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$1.69
CA$2.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$1.20
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$1.31
CA$1.85
|
|
pay 80.9% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
$4.15
CA$5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
$92.50
CA$131.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
$18.80
CA$26.62
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
$50.21
CA$71.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,018.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,797.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
$131.33
CA$185.99
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
$999.72
CA$1,415.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,232.47
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
$5.75
CA$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
$3.71
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
$12.93
CA$18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
$46.27
CA$65.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
$57.20
CA$81.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
$44.39
CA$62.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
$97.78
CA$138.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
$110.86
CA$156.99
|
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