Vancouver vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5785
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1629
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$2825
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3016
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
662K
1.86M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 75% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 587th and 3564th ($2564 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Vancouver compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 60th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Warsaw

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Vancouver Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1786
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3279
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12194
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7826
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.6
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1092
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14942
$11854

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758

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