Cost of living comparison

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Nagoya vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 7.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 48.4% less in Nagoya
Groceries
pay 79.1% more in Nagoya
Transportation
pay 23.9% more in Nagoya
Housing
pay 19.7% less in Nagoya
Childcare
pay 26.4% less in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.2% less in Nagoya
Clothing
pay 41.0% less in Nagoya

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

Nagoya vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.4% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.73
$6.68
¥1,038
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.76
$5.35
¥831
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.19
$1.14
¥176

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.31
$1.46
¥226
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.57
$4.86
¥755
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.75
$6.11
¥950

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.02
$4.43
¥688
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN109.25
$53.46
¥8,305
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN119,186.94
$22,332.63
¥3,469,597

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pay 19.7% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN63.29
$32.74
¥5,087
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,143.53
$573.57
¥89,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,298.01
$395.38
¥61,426

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,130.17
$461.83
¥71,750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,882.92
$10,914.61
¥1,695,694

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.88
$2.00
¥311
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.31
$2.79
¥434
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.60
$3.34
¥519

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN361.72
$44.33
¥6,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN175.63
$30.91
¥4,802
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN357.70
$50.12
¥7,786

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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: December 2025
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