Philadelphia vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Philadelphia	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2422	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$1440	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2388	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4287	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 65% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 812th and 3564th ($2422 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 101st and 342nd 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	$17.9	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1648	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2870	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1950	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3933	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.59	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.7	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1936	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15748	$11854

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766

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