Cost of living comparison
Daugavpils is 33.1% more expensive than Beijing.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Daugavpils
- Groceries
-
pay 19.7% more in Daugavpils
- Transportation
-
pay 24.1% more in Daugavpils
- Housing
-
pay 35.0% more in Daugavpils
- Childcare
-
pay 35.3% less in Daugavpils
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.2% more in Daugavpils
- Clothing
-
pay 11.6% more in Daugavpils
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Daugavpils are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Daugavpils.
If you lived in Daugavpils instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.06
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.07
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
$1.34
€1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.23
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.33
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.61
|
$5.73
€5.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.62
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.51
|
$2.86
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.02
|
$3.19
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.60
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.12
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.39
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.20
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.65
|
$0.30
€0.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.39
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.39
|
$6.77
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥240.44
|
$37.51
€33.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥150,275.51
|
$22,399.85
€19,739.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.06
|
$5.57
€4.91
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.64
|
$15.49
€13.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,694.94
|
$350.11
€308.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,545.49
|
$267.94
€236.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥302.68
|
$139.33
€122.78
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,497.00
|
$538.03
€474.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,969.12
|
$13,487.73
€11,885.92
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.01
|
$3.38
€2.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.94
|
$2.75
€2.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.05
|
$4.50
€3.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥471.27
|
$48.23
€42.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.11
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥451.10
|
$81.84
€72.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.74
|
$43.77
€38.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥600.85
|
$64.31
€56.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥774.96
|
$121.02
€106.65
|
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