Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 18.8% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 85.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 13.6% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Warsaw. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 3.7% less for restaurants

	Riga	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$11.51 PLN44.70	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$10.23 PLN39.73	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.24 PLN8.69	+38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$2.24 PLN8.71	+90.2%
Average			-3.7%

Riga vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Riga	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.49 PLN5.78	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$4.41 PLN17.13	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$4.07 PLN15.80	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$3.89 PLN15.11	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$2.95 PLN11.46	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.54 PLN2.11	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.77 PLN3.00	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.77 PLN3.00	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.83 PLN7.12	+31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.40 PLN1.56	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.41 PLN1.59	-2.9%
Average			-10.8%

Riga vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Riga	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$6.61 PLN25.68	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$28.12 PLN109.26	-16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$12.78 PLN49.66	+11.9%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 85.6% more for housing

	Riga	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$16.12 PLN62.61	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €518.40	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €342.68	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+146.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	-8.3%
Average			+85.6%

Riga vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 13.6% less for childcare

	Riga	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-18.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$4.60 PLN17.88	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$4.27 PLN16.58	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$6.39 PLN24.83	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.42	$46.71 PLN181.45	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$9.20 PLN35.76	-14.4%
Average			-7.0%

Riga vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Riga	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$107.88 PLN419.08	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$39.61 PLN153.88	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$106.17 PLN412.46	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$111.84 PLN434.46	-19.0%
Average			+5.2%

Riga vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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