Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 37.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 80.9% more in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Daugavpils

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Daugavpils are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Daugavpils.

Daugavpils vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daugavpils instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$8.57 €7.88	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$6.43 €5.91	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$1.34 €1.23	+5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$1.07 €0.99	+112.5%
Average			+26.1%

Ankara vs. Daugavpils - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$1.56 €1.44	+87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$5.73 €5.27	+24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$4.85 €4.46	+24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$2.86 €2.63	+70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$3.19 €2.93	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$0.64 €0.59	+32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.77 €0.71	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$1.07 €0.99	+135.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$1.29 €1.18	+137.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.30 €0.27	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.41 €0.38	+78.9%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 80.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$6.77 €6.22	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$37.51 €34.49	+329.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$22,399.85 €20,596.62	-50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$5.57 €5.12	+3.1%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$15.49 €14.24	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$350.11 €321.92	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$267.94 €246.37	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$139.33 €128.11	+162.5%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$538.03 €494.71	+7.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$13,487.73 €12,401.94	+29.8%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$3.38 €3.10	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$2.75 €2.53	-3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$4.50 €4.14	+121.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$48.23 €44.35	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$10.72 €9.85	+84.3%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Ankara	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$81.84 €75.25	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$43.77 €40.25	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$64.31 €59.13	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$121.02 €111.28	+29.8%
Average			+8.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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