Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Richmond Hill, Canada

Richmond Hill vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 43.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 79.9% more in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 87.5% more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 23.6% more in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Richmond Hill

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Richmond Hill are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Richmond Hill.

Richmond Hill vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.08	$16.17 CA$22.21	+63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.45	$8.98 CA$12.34	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.72	$1.98 CA$2.73	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.70	$1.35 CA$1.85	-24.8%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.08	$2.26 CA$3.11	+107.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.33	$3.56 CA$4.89	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.22	$10.90 CA$14.98	+187.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.33	$3.09 CA$4.24	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.51	$3.74 CA$5.15	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.70	$1.89 CA$2.60	+317.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.80	$0.57 CA$0.78	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.08	$0.81 CA$1.12	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.20	$1.52 CA$2.09	+9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.55	$1.08 CA$1.48	+160.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.75	$0.95 CA$1.30	+102.5%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 79.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.23	$4.13 CA$5.67	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN101.97	$110.65 CA$152.03	+306.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,129.70	$24,412.64 CA$33,544.19	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.66	$13.24 CA$18.19	+67.2%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 87.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.42	$50.29 CA$69.11	+192.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,009.07	$1,767.47 CA$2,428.59	+65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,118.43	$1,903.98 CA$2,616.17	+128.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN840.86	$142.85 CA$196.29	-36.4%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 23.6% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,902.38	$646.64 CA$888.51	+27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,126.26	$15,088.16 CA$20,731.88	+19.9%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.91	$4.85 CA$6.66	+30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.71	$3.16 CA$4.34	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.84	$10.78 CA$14.81	+126.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.27	$46.70 CA$64.17	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.45	$10.60 CA$14.56	+22.4%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN335.09	$43.11 CA$59.23	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN155.68	$52.09 CA$71.57	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN330.87	$61.07 CA$83.91	-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN382.76	$81.37 CA$111.80	-20.4%
Average			-19.4%

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