Cost of living comparison
compared to
Japan vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary
Japan is 14.6% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.8% less in Japan
- Groceries
-
pay 80.9% more in Japan
- Transportation
-
pay 50.2% more in Japan
- Housing
-
pay 2.4% more in Japan
- Childcare
-
pay 27.4% more in Japan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% more in Japan
- Clothing
-
pay 27.8% less in Japan
The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Japan are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Japan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Japan.
Japan vs. Poland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Japan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.21
PLN37.31
|
$6.60
¥1,031
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
PLN30.80
|
$5.10
¥796
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
PLN7.31
|
$1.07
¥166
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
PLN6.02
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants
pay 80.9% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
PLN4.77
|
$1.50
¥234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
PLN16.68
|
$5.07
¥791
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
PLN14.53
|
$5.67
¥885
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
PLN11.98
|
$2.08
¥324
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
PLN10.79
|
$2.93
¥457
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.87
|
$2.14
¥334
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.75
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.04
|
$1.69
¥264
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
PLN4.66
|
$2.13
¥333
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.51
|
$1.22
¥190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.86
|
$1.15
¥180
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of groceries
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
PLN23.80
|
$4.39
¥686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.67
PLN119.38
|
$59.14
¥9,236
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,516.14
PLN122,471.99
|
$22,599.51
¥3,529,252
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
PLN32.48
|
$25.32
¥3,955
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.32
PLN59.63
|
$33.91
¥5,296
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.05
PLN2,411.90
|
$543.18
¥84,826
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.72
PLN1,975.84
|
$353.61
¥55,222
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.52
PLN798.50
|
$118.72
¥18,539
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of housing
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.18
PLN1,359.99
|
$296.89
¥46,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,516.31
PLN27,465.50
|
$13,159.48
¥2,055,050
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of childcare
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
PLN12.77
|
$2.60
¥407
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
PLN12.65
|
$3.03
¥473
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.23
PLN19.12
|
$3.89
¥607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
PLN135.21
|
$59.54
¥9,298
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.39
PLN27.02
|
$12.46
¥1,946
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.74
PLN320.62
|
$44.79
¥6,995
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.84
PLN138.26
|
$32.04
¥5,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.94
PLN325.01
|
$57.37
¥8,959
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.79
PLN360.99
|
$87.37
¥13,644
|
|
Poland vs. Japan - Cost of clothing
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