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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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