Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Canada

Vaughan vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Vaughan is 17.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Vaughan
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Vaughan
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Vaughan
Housing: pay 21.0% more in Vaughan
Childcare: pay 34.8% more in Vaughan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Vaughan
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Vaughan

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Vaughan are more expensive than in Warsaw.

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Vaughan vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$16.83 CA$23.83	+46.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$9.82 CA$13.90	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$1.98 CA$2.81	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$1.58 CA$2.24	-29.4%
Average			+11.6%

Warsaw vs. Vaughan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.20 CA$3.12	+48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$4.58 CA$6.48	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$7.47 CA$10.57	+83.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$3.06 CA$4.33	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$5.42 CA$7.67	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.56 CA$2.21	+186.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.59 CA$0.83	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.55 CA$2.19	+100.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.49 CA$2.11	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$0.73 CA$1.03	+80.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.71 CA$1.00	+73.0%
Average			+41.4%

Warsaw vs. Vaughan - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$4.24 CA$6.00	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$105.28 CA$149.05	+274.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$23,928.86 CA$33,877.28	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$12.80 CA$18.12	+0.1%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 21.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$49.68 CA$70.34	+208.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,655.25 CA$2,343.42	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,457.11 CA$2,062.90	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$83.13 CA$117.70	-68.4%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 34.8% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$894.25 CA$1,266.04	+52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$17,271.39 CA$24,451.98	+19.5%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$6.31 CA$8.94	+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$3.61 CA$5.11	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$12.62 CA$17.87	+97.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$31.56 CA$44.68	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$9.99 CA$14.14	+8.5%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Vaughan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$42.61 CA$60.32	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$37.20 CA$52.66	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$104.94 CA$148.57	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$105.96 CA$150.01	-5.3%
Average			-23.2%

Warsaw vs. Vaughan - Cost of clothing

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