Vancouver vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2488
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$3809
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$995
🏘️ Family rent
$2615
$1825
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3246
$1906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
662K
1.86M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 55% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 819th and 3022nd ($2488 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 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 86th and 410th 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
$16.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$4.05
 Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1747
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3049
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2320
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6774
$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.47
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1117
$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17240
$13608

Cost of living in other countries

VancouverWarsaw

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1324
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1302
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1090
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1095
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$882
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$884
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1082
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1025
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1125
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1083
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1170
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$964
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$947
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$989
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1051
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1234
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$983
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1173
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$935
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1093
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$469
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$866
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1098
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1057
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1025
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$950
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1107
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$902
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1131
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$974
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1105
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1108
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1016
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$893
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385