Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 32.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Poland
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Poland
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$7.56
€7.09
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$104.60
€98.10
|
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