Philadelphia vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.86M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 31% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 741st and 2081st ($2597 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 118th and 335th 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
$22
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$15882

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445