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St.Catharines vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

St.Catharines is 27.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in St.Catharines
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in St.Catharines
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in St.Catharines
Housing: pay 66.1% more in St.Catharines
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in St.Catharines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in St.Catharines
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in St.Catharines

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

St.Catharines vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St.Catharines instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$17.94 CA$25.09	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$12.56 CA$17.57	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$1.70 CA$2.37	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$1.46 CA$2.04	-24.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$2.40 CA$3.36	+64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$6.37 CA$8.92	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$7.51 CA$10.51	+73.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$3.99 CA$5.58	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$5.07 CA$7.09	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$2.33 CA$3.26	+281.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.50 CA$0.70	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$2.00 CA$2.79	+107.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$1.93 CA$2.70	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$1.31 CA$1.83	+174.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$1.75 CA$2.45	+225.3%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$3.93 CA$5.50	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$62.97 CA$88.08	+109.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$24,382.26 CA$34,104.69	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$21.20 CA$29.66	+55.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 66.1% more for housing

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$65.66 CA$91.84	+276.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$1,133.79 CA$1,585.89	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$1,207.94 CA$1,689.61	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$147.35 CA$206.10	-44.9%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$735.53 CA$1,028.82	+25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$11,481.44 CA$16,059.66	-27.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$4.75 CA$6.65	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$3.28 CA$4.58	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$13.63 CA$19.07	+129.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$32.19 CA$45.03	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$11.48 CA$16.06	+20.0%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	St.Catharines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$73.55 CA$102.88	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$53.33 CA$74.60	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$73.19 CA$102.38	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$84.89 CA$118.74	-26.3%
Average			-16.9%

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