Tokyo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1556
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4005
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$760
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1537
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$269
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2885
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
100
83
🏙️ Population
14M
1.86M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 6% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3238th and 3564th ($1556 vs $1464) 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 1.9 months in Tokyo compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1st and 342nd 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
$6.15
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2411
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7633
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385