Cost of living comparison

compared to

Parry Sound vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 27.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Parry Sound

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Parry Sound are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Parry Sound.

Parry Sound vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Warsaw, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.74	$19.01 CA$26.39	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.65	$10.08 CA$13.99	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.39	$1.90 CA$2.63	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.16	$1.55 CA$2.15	-19.3%
Average			+11.0%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.45	$2.38 CA$3.31	+62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.07	$2.12 CA$2.94	-60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.15	$8.75 CA$12.14	+101.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.77	$3.14 CA$4.36	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.62	$4.88 CA$6.78	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.27	$1.56 CA$2.17	+156.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.08	$0.33 CA$0.45	-60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.58	$0.33 CA$0.45	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.86	$0.98 CA$1.36	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.78	$0.76 CA$1.06	+60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.01	$0.62 CA$0.86	+14.6%
Average			+18.1%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.63	$3.93 CA$5.46	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.92	$9.32 CA$12.95	-31.8%
Average			-32.7%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 52.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.90	$53.79 CA$74.69	+208.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,248.96	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,381.94	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN996.66	$142.50 CA$197.88	-46.7%
Average			+52.4%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,184.37	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,355.80	??
Average			+120.2%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.33	$5.02 CA$6.97	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.70	$2.87 CA$3.98	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.15	$12.12 CA$16.83	+103.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN174.16	$33.71 CA$46.81	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.65	$10.76 CA$14.94	+12.4%
Average			+11.7%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN370.92	$68.67 CA$95.36	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN180.10	$56.90 CA$79.01	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN366.80	$112.96 CA$156.86	+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN429.36	$152.41 CA$211.63	+32.2%
Average			+8.4%

Warsaw vs. Parry Sound - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2026

More cost comparisons

Warsaw vs.

Singapore

Warsaw vs.

Moscow

Warsaw vs.

Ottawa

Warsaw vs.

Berlin

Warsaw vs.

Algiers

Warsaw vs.

Athens

Warsaw vs.

Dublin

Warsaw vs.

Kiev

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Poland vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Poland and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Warsaw

Add prices for Parry Sound

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Parry Sound or Warsaw. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.