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Tokyo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 22.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 77.4% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.39	$6.51 ¥973	-34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.59	$5.21 ¥778	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.96	$1.12 ¥167	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.94	$0.75 ¥111	-58.4%
Average			-42.5%

Warsaw vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.22	$1.63 ¥244	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.91	$7.01 ¥1,047	+60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.72	$5.89 ¥879	+55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.73	$2.09 ¥311	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.85	$3.26 ¥487	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$2.38 ¥355	+424.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.90	$1.06 ¥159	+42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.19	$2.65 ¥396	+222.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.38	$2.42 ¥361	+74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.29 ¥193	+211.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.82	$1.26 ¥189	+169.7%
Average			+118.9%

Warsaw vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN24.05	$4.42 ¥660	-28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.57	$58.62 ¥8,754	+115.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	$21,767.76 ¥3,250,470	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.71	$27.88 ¥4,163	+252.0%
Average			+77.4%

Warsaw vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.69	$31.86 ¥4,758	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	$1,120.28 ¥167,285	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	$582.98 ¥87,053	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN870.58	$134.03 ¥20,014	-40.3%
Average			+4.9%

Warsaw vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	$533.29 ¥79,634	+5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	$14,506.96 ¥2,166,250	+15.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.40	$3.26 ¥486	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.20	$3.40 ¥508	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.48	$3.91 ¥584	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.86	$67.16 ¥10,028	+59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.59	$12.38 ¥1,848	+42.9%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN346.93	$52.60 ¥7,854	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN161.18	$36.87 ¥5,505	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN342.56	$63.41 ¥9,469	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN396.29	$82.89 ¥12,378	-18.9%
Average			-24.9%

Warsaw vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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