Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 3.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Riga, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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