Cost of living comparison
Poland is 11.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Poland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥985
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥735
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥151
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥119
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥210
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥828
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥768
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥297
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥386
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥288
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥165
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥264
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥270
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥166
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥135
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Japan
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥624
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,064
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,205,598
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,653
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
Japan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,003
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥71,842
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥48,096
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,999
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Japan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥35,972
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,615,650
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Poland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥389
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥410
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥578
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,302
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,730
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Japan
|
Poland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,779
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,881
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,923
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥12,780
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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