Philadelphia vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$2042
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
93
85
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.86M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 31% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 744th and 2069th ($2584 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 95th and 444th 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
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$15871

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349