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Japan

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Warsaw vs. Kyoto Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 37.8% more expensive than Kyoto.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Kyoto. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Warsaw. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Kyoto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kyoto, you would:

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.49 ¥1,495	$11.51 PLN45.42	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥798	$10.23 PLN40.37	+102.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ¥135	$2.24 PLN8.83	+161.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ¥112	$2.24 PLN8.85	+214.4%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 ¥255	$1.49 PLN5.88	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 ¥681	$4.41 PLN17.41	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.81 ¥915	$4.07 PLN16.06	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ¥337	$3.89 PLN15.35	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ¥560	$2.95 PLN11.65	-16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 ¥362	$0.54 PLN2.15	-76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ¥166	$0.77 PLN3.05	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 ¥362	$0.77 PLN3.05	-66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 ¥256	$1.83 PLN7.23	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ¥136	$0.40 PLN1.59	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 ¥121	$0.41 PLN1.61	-46.7%
Average			-31.2%

Kyoto vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥646	$6.61 PLN26.09	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,969	$28.12 PLN111.02	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$30,654.89 PLN121K	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.69 ¥5,309	$12.78 PLN50.46	-62.1%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.84 ¥4,860	$16.12 PLN63.62	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$564.23 ¥88,911	$1,178.19 PLN4,650.66	+108.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.84 ¥51,661	$950.41 PLN3,751.55	+189.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 ¥12,317	$262.73 PLN1,037.05	+236.1%
Average			+138.6%

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$649.00 ¥102K	$588.07 PLN2,321.26	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,550.09 ¥1M	$14,458.55 PLN57,071.99	+120.7%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 ¥498	$4.60 PLN18.17	+45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.30 ¥520	$4.27 PLN16.85	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥618	$6.39 PLN25.23	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.76 ¥8,314	$46.71 PLN184.37	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.34 ¥1,944	$9.20 PLN36.33	-25.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Kyoto	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.15 ¥8,848	$107.88 PLN425.83	+92.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.86 ¥7,227	$39.61 PLN156.36	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.69 ¥10,982	$106.17 PLN419.10	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.33 ¥16,283	$111.84 PLN441.46	+8.2%
Average			+28.6%

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