Warsaw vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Warsaw	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4583	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$6170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	1.86M	690K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 39% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1966th and 92nd ($2026 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd in Poland and the United States, respectively. Check Poland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Warsaw compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 348th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Warsaw vs Washington

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	Warsaw	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2244	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1574	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$316	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6614	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4194	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.5	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16711	$24788

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Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003