Japan vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$496
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
54
🌐 English speaking %
15%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
125M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 4% less expensive than in Poland ($1137). Japan ranked 67th vs 60th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 14th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Poland

We calculate prices for Japan and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 79 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$6922

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K