Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 13.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
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