Ottawa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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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