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Warsaw vs. Okinawa Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 40.1% more expensive than Okinawa.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Okinawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.99 ¥1,578	$11.51 PLN44.70	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 ¥1,105	$10.23 PLN39.73	+46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 ¥236	$2.24 PLN8.69	+50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ¥153	$2.24 PLN8.71	+131.3%
Average			+37.9%

Okinawa vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 ¥332	$1.49 PLN5.78	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.88 ¥1,404	$4.41 PLN17.13	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 ¥959	$4.07 PLN15.80	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 ¥284	$3.89 PLN15.11	+116.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 ¥348	$2.95 PLN11.46	+34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥266	$0.54 PLN2.11	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 ¥190	$0.77 PLN3.00	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 ¥157	$0.77 PLN3.00	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 ¥366	$1.83 PLN7.12	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.40 PLN1.56	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥181	$0.41 PLN1.59	-64.4%
Average			-33.5%

Okinawa vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$6.61 PLN25.68	+61.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.02 ¥10,432	$28.12 PLN109.26	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,143.33 ¥3M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 ¥5,008	$12.78 PLN49.66	-59.7%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.72 ¥8,331	$16.12 PLN62.61	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$405.22 ¥64,030	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+190.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.24 ¥51,709	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+190.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.76 ¥19,239	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+115.8%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.14 ¥52,484	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,598.72 ¥885K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+158.2%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 ¥316	$4.60 PLN17.88	+130.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 ¥657	$4.27 PLN16.58	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$6.39 PLN24.83	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.70 ¥11,330	$46.71 PLN181.45	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,899	$9.20 PLN35.76	-23.4%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Okinawa	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.67 ¥7,848	$107.88 PLN419.08	+117.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.41 ¥3,699	$39.61 PLN153.88	+69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.24 ¥12,679	$106.17 PLN412.46	+32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.22 ¥15,204	$111.84 PLN434.46	+16.2%
Average			+54.2%

Okinawa vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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