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Warsaw vs. Saitama Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 63.6% more expensive than Saitama.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.4% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Saitama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Saitama	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.69 ¥900	$11.51 PLN44.70	+102.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 ¥750	$10.23 PLN39.73	+115.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ¥112	$2.24 PLN8.69	+214.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ¥97	$2.24 PLN8.71	+263.5%
Average			+129.1%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Saitama	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 ¥268	$1.49 PLN5.78	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 ¥819	$4.41 PLN17.13	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.37 ¥849	$4.07 PLN15.80	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 ¥322	$3.89 PLN15.11	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 ¥395	$2.95 PLN11.46	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.58 ¥408	$0.54 PLN2.11	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 ¥158	$0.77 PLN3.00	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 ¥206	$0.77 PLN3.00	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 ¥300	$1.83 PLN7.12	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ¥185	$0.40 PLN1.56	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ¥113	$0.41 PLN1.59	-43.1%
Average			-29.0%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Saitama	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$6.61 PLN25.68	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.12 PLN109.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,434.36 ¥3M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 ¥3,899	$12.78 PLN49.66	-48.2%
Average			+31.9%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Saitama	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 ¥5,082	$16.12 PLN62.61	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.23 ¥64,980	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+186.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.25 ¥37,488	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+300.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.00 ¥15,960	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+160.1%
Average			+195.9%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

	Saitama	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.30 ¥99,913	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,725.05 ¥2M	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-1.8%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saitama	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 ¥400	$4.60 PLN17.88	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥475	$4.27 PLN16.58	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 ¥600	$6.39 PLN24.83	+68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.63 ¥9,897	$46.71 PLN181.45	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.07 ¥1,749	$9.20 PLN35.76	-16.9%
Average			+13.0%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Saitama	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.80 ¥5,498	$107.88 PLN419.08	+210.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$39.61 PLN153.88	+56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.36 ¥8,747	$106.17 PLN412.46	+91.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.27 ¥9,997	$111.84 PLN434.46	+76.8%
Average			+101.4%

Saitama vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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