Ottawa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 48% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1355th and 3564th ($2170 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 117th and 342nd 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
$18.7
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$11854

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385