Cost of living comparison

London, Canada

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 13.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Warsaw

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and housing are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	London	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.17 CA$22.58	$9.90 PLN37.85	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.06 CA$14.05	$8.66 PLN33.12	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 CA$2.70	$1.79 PLN6.86	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CA$2.54	$1.79 PLN6.84	-1.7%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	London	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 CA$3.23	$1.09 PLN4.16	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 CA$8.81	$4.36 PLN16.67	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 CA$9.52	$3.80 PLN14.52	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CA$4.55	$3.02 PLN11.56	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 CA$7.93	$2.54 PLN9.71	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 CA$2.78	$0.45 PLN1.73	-77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.94	$0.75 PLN2.86	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$0.82 PLN3.14	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.39	$1.39 PLN5.30	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.13	$0.41 PLN1.59	-48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 CA$1.25	$0.47 PLN1.79	-47.9%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	London	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 CA$5.85	$6.20 PLN23.71	+48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.47 CA$112.42	$27.22 PLN104.10	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$34,105.68	$30,732.76 PLN117,529.74	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.32 CA$25.60	$7.92 PLN30.28	-56.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	London	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.79 CA$80.74	$17.20 PLN65.76	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,497.20 CA$2,091.67	$1,070.18 PLN4,092.65	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,206.15 CA$1,685.06	$832.44 PLN3,183.44	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.53 CA$154.42	$224.46 PLN858.39	+103.1%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	London	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.86 CA$752.82	$507.82 PLN1,942.04	-5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,010.43 CA$19,573.27	$12,579.90 PLN48,108.67	-10.2%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.19 CA$7.26	$3.71 PLN14.19	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 CA$4.79	$3.66 PLN14.00	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.85 CA$16.56	$4.76 PLN18.22	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.44 CA$59.28	$42.25 PLN161.57	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.77 CA$15.05	$8.66 PLN33.12	-19.6%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	London	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.40 CA$88.58	$89.45 PLN342.08	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.73 CA$72.27	$41.56 PLN158.92	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.77 CA$119.82	$88.32 PLN337.77	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.98 CA$143.87	$102.18 PLN390.74	-0.8%
Average			+5.9%

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