Ottawa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1966
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.86M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 26% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1290th and 2592nd ($2236 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 167th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Warsaw

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	Ottawa	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$13474

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390