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Toronto vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 65.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 88.2% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 85.3% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Toronto

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

Toronto vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.7% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$20.12 CA$29.06	+103.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$10.78 CA$15.57	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$2.20 CA$3.18	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$1.73 CA$2.50	-3.4%
Average			+36.7%

Warsaw vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$2.82 CA$4.08	+159.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$5.64 CA$8.15	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$12.09 CA$17.46	+218.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$3.38 CA$4.89	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$5.59 CA$8.08	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$1.76 CA$2.54	+287.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.62 CA$0.89	-17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$1.61 CA$2.32	+95.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$1.79 CA$2.58	+28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$1.08 CA$1.56	+160.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$1.27 CA$1.83	+171.1%
Average			+115.0%

Warsaw vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.38 CA$6.33	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$112.08 CA$161.93	+311.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$24,490.95 CA$35,383.31	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$15.09 CA$21.80	+90.5%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$51.33 CA$74.16	+198.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$1,807.04 CA$2,610.73	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$1,526.54 CA$2,205.47	+83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$85.64 CA$123.73	-61.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 85.3% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$1,179.39 CA$1,703.93	+132.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$17,423.23 CA$25,172.21	+38.5%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$5.75 CA$8.30	+54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$4.04 CA$5.83	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$14.37 CA$20.76	+201.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$49.00 CA$70.79	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$12.93 CA$18.68	+49.3%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$59.77 CA$86.35	-33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$39.77 CA$57.46	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$95.97 CA$138.65	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$116.44 CA$168.22	+14.0%
Average			-3.7%

Warsaw vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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