Cost of living comparison
Poland is 15.0% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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