Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 4.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Riga, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.23
|
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.23
|
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.89
|
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.17
|
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.09
|
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.53
|
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.94
|
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.72
|
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
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