Japan vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$510
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1267
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$1602
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$25023
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
84
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
53
🌐 English speaking %
15%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
124M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 16% less expensive than in Poland ($1342). Japan ranked 76th vs 47th 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 18th 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
$6.32
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$87.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$9523

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1978
1.86M
Krakow
$1580
804K
Wroclaw
$1592
674K
Lodz
$1338
649K
Poznan
$1420
547K
Gdansk
$1519
488K
Szczecin
$1166
388K
Gdynia
$1478
245K
Lublin
$1323
335K
Katowice
$1137
278K
Bydgoszcz
$1103
325K
Rzeszow
$1200
196K
Bialystok
$1148
290K
Torun
$926
198K
Kielce
$1097
187K
Czestochowa
$1033
205K
Gliwice
$1026
174K
Zabrze
$1147
157K
Sosnowiec
$1093
186K
Olsztyn
$1182
170K
Bytom
$1043
153K
Radom
$1008
202K
Bielsko-Biala
$1201
169K
Ruda Slaska
$1085
134K
Zielona Gora
$1107
140K
Opole
$1230
127K
Tychy
$1054
125K
Rybnik
$1010
134K
Elblag
$1074
115K
Chorzow
$1038
104K