Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Japan

Kobe vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 0.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Kobe
Childcare: pay 51.3% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.82	$7.59 ¥1,198	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.84	$4.87 ¥769	-52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.72	$1.17 ¥184	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.73	$0.60 ¥95	-73.2%
Average			-51.9%

Warsaw vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.80	$1.29 ¥204	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.18	$6.33 ¥999	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.85	$5.78 ¥912	+42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.15	$2.05 ¥324	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.50	$3.16 ¥498	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.12	$3.53 ¥558	+549.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.36 ¥215	+76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$2.28 ¥359	+194.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.14	$3.54 ¥559	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.57	$1.72 ¥272	+327.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.58 ¥249	+286.6%
Average			+141.8%

Warsaw vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.75	$4.10 ¥647	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.57	$63.27 ¥9,986	+124.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.80	$28.47 ¥4,493	+122.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.79	$31.16 ¥4,918	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,589.92	$687.49 ¥109K	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,702.56	$463.95 ¥73,227	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,023.51	$111.27 ¥17,563	-57.6%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 51.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,290.95	$322.65 ¥50,926	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,326.67	$6,149.41 ¥971K	-57.5%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.93	$2.06 ¥326	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.63	$2.34 ¥369	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.90	$3.48 ¥549	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.96	$46.39 ¥7,323	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.86	$11.39 ¥1,797	+23.7%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN420.27	$50.30 ¥7,938	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN154.32	$25.31 ¥3,994	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN413.63	$45.97 ¥7,256	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN435.70	$65.37 ¥10,318	-41.5%
Average			-46.9%

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