Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 35.3% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 80.9% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 44.9% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 66.0% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Japan	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 ¥953	$9.90 PLN38.10	+53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.94 ¥731	$8.66 PLN33.34	+75.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ¥144	$1.79 PLN6.91	+84.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ¥108	$1.79 PLN6.89	+144.2%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Japan	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 ¥226	$1.09 PLN4.19	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 ¥847	$4.36 PLN16.78	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ¥808	$3.80 PLN14.61	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ¥299	$3.02 PLN11.64	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 ¥404	$2.54 PLN9.77	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 ¥322	$0.45 PLN1.75	-79.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 ¥152	$0.75 PLN2.87	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ¥243	$0.82 PLN3.16	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 ¥301	$1.39 PLN5.34	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥187	$0.41 PLN1.60	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥160	$0.47 PLN1.80	-56.7%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Japan	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ¥625	$6.20 PLN23.87	+46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.82 ¥8,559	$27.22 PLN104.79	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,042.19 ¥3,263,236	$30,732.76 PLN118,308.26	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.42 ¥3,764	$7.92 PLN30.48	-68.9%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 80.9% more for housing

	Japan	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.09 ¥4,603	$17.20 PLN66.19	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.38 ¥74,078	$1,070.18 PLN4,119.76	+113.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.42 ¥48,176	$832.44 PLN3,204.53	+155.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.04 ¥16,735	$224.46 PLN864.08	+98.6%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 44.9% more for childcare

	Japan	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.10 ¥42,652	$507.82 PLN1,954.90	+76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,095.30 ¥1,642,604	$12,579.90 PLN48,427.35	+13.4%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ¥401	$3.71 PLN14.29	+37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78 ¥411	$3.66 PLN14.09	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 ¥590	$4.76 PLN18.34	+19.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.72 ¥8,545	$42.25 PLN162.64	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.97 ¥1,773	$8.66 PLN33.34	-27.7%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 66.0% more for clothing

	Japan	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.54 ¥6,002	$89.45 PLN344.34	+120.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.82 ¥3,970	$41.56 PLN159.97	+55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.08 ¥8,006	$88.32 PLN340.01	+63.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.66 ¥12,090	$102.18 PLN393.33	+25.1%
Average			+66.0%

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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: March 2025

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