Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 25.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Daugavpils

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

Daugavpils vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$8.57 €7.56	+194.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$6.43 €5.67	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$1.34 €1.18	+117.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$1.07 €0.94	+267.4%
Average			+147.4%

Bangkok vs. Daugavpils - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$1.56 €1.38	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$5.73 €5.05	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$4.85 €4.27	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$2.86 €2.52	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$3.19 €2.81	+142.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$0.64 €0.57	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$0.77 €0.68	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$1.07 €0.94	+3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$1.29 €1.13	+59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.30 €0.26	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.41 €0.36	-34.0%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$6.77 €5.96	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$37.51 €33.06	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$22,399.85 €19,739.64	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$5.57 €4.91	-46.1%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$15.49 €13.65	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$350.11 €308.53	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$267.94 €236.12	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$139.33 €122.78	+106.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$538.03 €474.13	-15.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$13,487.73 €11,885.92	+2.2%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$3.38 €2.98	+44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$2.75 €2.42	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$4.50 €3.97	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$48.23 €42.50	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$10.72 €9.44	+47.2%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$81.84 €72.12	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$43.77 €38.57	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$64.31 €56.67	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$121.02 €106.65	+31.4%
Average			+17.8%

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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: June 2025

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