Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 60.4% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
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Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$1.79
¥276
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 45.7% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
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pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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