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Quebec City vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Quebec City is 16.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Quebec City
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Quebec City
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Quebec City
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Quebec City
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Quebec City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Quebec City
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Quebec City

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Quebec City are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Quebec City.

Quebec City vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quebec City instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$15.78 CA$21.74	+44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$10.76 CA$14.82	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$1.87 CA$2.58	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$1.50 CA$2.07	-21.7%
Average			+4.5%

Warsaw vs. Quebec City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$3.07 CA$4.23	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$5.77 CA$7.96	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$8.27 CA$11.40	+90.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$3.03 CA$4.17	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$4.75 CA$6.54	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.83 CA$2.52	+200.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.75 CA$1.03	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.89 CA$2.60	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$1.80 CA$2.48	+14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.84 CA$1.16	+75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$1.11 CA$1.52	+105.0%
Average			+64.7%

Warsaw vs. Quebec City - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$4.43 CA$6.10	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$67.78 CA$93.39	+125.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$24,369.83 CA$33,580.41	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$22.22 CA$30.61	+62.5%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$43.93 CA$60.53	+152.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$908.20 CA$1,251.45	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$821.58 CA$1,132.10	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$66.84 CA$92.11	-75.0%
Average			+11.8%

Warsaw vs. Quebec City - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$815.84 CA$1,124.19	+39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$6,096.40 CA$8,400.54	-61.7%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$5.02 CA$6.92	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$3.74 CA$5.15	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$11.69 CA$16.11	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$41.04 CA$56.55	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$10.76 CA$14.82	+12.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Quebec City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$58.69 CA$80.88	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$57.38 CA$79.06	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$106.28 CA$146.45	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$121.33 CA$167.19	+5.3%
Average			-2.3%

Warsaw vs. Quebec City - 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: December 2025

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