Philadelphia vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$1966
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.86M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 43% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 710th and 2592nd ($2541 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 130th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Warsaw

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Philadelphia Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$13474

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

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