Tokyo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$813
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1422
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$307
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2429
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.86M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 15% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3273rd and 2081st ($1679 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Japan and Poland, respectively. Check Japan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tokyo compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 9th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Warsaw

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Tokyo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1130
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2080
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10558
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5002
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17493
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445