Cost of living comparison

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Okinawa vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 6.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 40.3% less in Okinawa
Groceries
pay 82.1% more in Okinawa
Transportation
pay 25.1% more in Okinawa
Housing
pay 23.9% less in Okinawa
Childcare
pay 43.0% less in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.4% less in Okinawa
Clothing
pay 36.1% less in Okinawa

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

Okinawa vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.3% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN40.27
$8.02
¥1,285
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN35.24
$5.78
¥927
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.30
$1.34
¥215

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pay 82.1% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.38
$2.22
¥356
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.84
$7.94
¥1,272
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.96
$6.98
¥1,119

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.35
$4.43
¥711
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN110.76
$33.41
¥5,356
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN121K
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 23.9% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN64.16
$30.74
¥4,928
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,200.45
$429.01
¥68,773
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,343.33
$384.24
¥61,595

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,159.43
$334.12
¥53,561
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN58,678.18
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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN18.12
$3.34
¥536
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.52
$3.47
¥556
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.89
$4.68
¥750

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Okinawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN366.69
$46.43
¥7,443
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN178.04
$29.70
¥4,762
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN362.61
$69.50
¥11,141

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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: June 2026
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