Cost of living comparison

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Quesnel vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Quesnel is 16.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 21.7% more in Quesnel
Groceries
pay 96.7% more in Quesnel
Transportation
pay 3.6% more in Quesnel
Housing
pay 31.7% more in Quesnel
Childcare
pay 35.5% less in Quesnel
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.3% more in Quesnel
Clothing
pay 22.6% less in Quesnel

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Quesnel are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Quesnel. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Quesnel.

Quesnel vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.7% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN40.74
$16.85
CA$23.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN35.65
$10.76
CA$14.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.39
$2.51
CA$3.49

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pay 96.7% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.45
$2.73
CA$3.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN20.07
$4.54
CA$6.31
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN16.15
$10.01
CA$13.90

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.63
$4.48
CA$6.23
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN112.03
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN122K
$30,123.40
CA$41,828.72

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pay 31.7% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN64.90
$59.77
CA$82.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,248.96
$788.95
CA$1,095.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,381.94
$573.78
CA$796.74

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,184.37
$377.98
CA$524.85
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN59,355.80
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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN18.33
$4.66
CA$6.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.70
$4.18
CA$5.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN22.15
$11.44
CA$15.88

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Quesnel
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN370.92
$37.06
CA$51.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN180.10
$46.62
CA$64.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN366.80
$81.29
CA$112.87

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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: April 2026
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