Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 91.0% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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