Cost of living comparison
Japan is 72.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Japan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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