Japan vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2913
$2776
🏠 One person rent
$514
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2115
$1477
💸 GDP per capita
$33767
$22057
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
84
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
53
🌐 English speaking %
15%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
125M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1135) is 5% less expensive than in Poland ($1197). Japan ranked 62nd vs 54th 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 1.9 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 15th 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
$6.54
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1167
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5067
$3409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$2503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12687
$8676

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K