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Miyazaki vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Miyazaki is 19.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 52.2% less in Miyazaki
Groceries
pay 23.3% more in Miyazaki
Transportation
pay 29.4% more in Miyazaki
Housing
pay 30.3% less in Miyazaki
Childcare
pay 25.2% less in Miyazaki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.8% less in Miyazaki
Clothing
pay 44.8% less in Miyazaki

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

Miyazaki vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.2% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN40.74
$7.35
¥1,178
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN35.65
$5.18
¥830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.39
$0.80
¥128

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.45
$1.43
¥229
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN20.07
$6.68
¥1,071
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN16.15
$5.63
¥902

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.63
$4.15
¥665
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN112.03
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN122K
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 30.3% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN64.90
$34.45
¥5,519
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,248.96
$300.71
¥48,181
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,381.94
$200.47
¥32,121

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,184.37
$400.94
¥64,241
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN59,355.80
$12,919.34
¥2M

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN18.33
$1.84
¥294
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.70
$1.00
¥161
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN22.15
$3.74
¥600

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Miyazaki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN370.92
$53.46
¥8,566
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN180.10
$26.73
¥4,283
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN366.80
$60.14
¥9,636

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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