Ottawa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4583
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	94
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.86M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1668th and 1966th ($2133 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 123rd and 348th 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	$16.4	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$16711

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399