Phoenix vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$4492
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$2218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.86M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 22% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1041st and 2081st ($2423 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 226th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Warsaw

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	Phoenix	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$15882

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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