Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Poland instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Poland or Tokyo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.