Raleigh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
468K
1.86M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 14% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1363rd and 2081st ($2265 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 219th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Warsaw

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Raleigh Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$15882

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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