Cost of living comparison
Daugavpils is 21.4% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.0% less in Daugavpils
- Groceries
-
pay 25.1% less in Daugavpils
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% less in Daugavpils
- Housing
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pay 64.2% less in Daugavpils
- Childcare
-
pay 57.6% more in Daugavpils
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.4% less in Daugavpils
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% less in Daugavpils
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Daugavpils.
If you lived in Daugavpils instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$8.57
€7.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.13
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.20
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.02
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.97
|
$3.19
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.30
€0.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$6.77
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€48.29
|
$37.51
€34.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€29,239.31
|
$22,399.85
€20,596.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.00
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€41.36
|
$15.49
€14.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,175.83
|
$350.11
€321.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€863.28
|
$267.94
€246.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€242.33
|
$139.33
€128.11
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€282.27
|
$538.03
€494.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,863.20
|
$13,487.73
€12,401.94
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.38
€3.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.66
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.38
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€34.84
|
$48.23
€44.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.56
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Daugavpils
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€78.61
|
$81.84
€75.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
$43.77
€40.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€87.80
|
$64.31
€59.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€127.17
|
$121.02
€111.28
|
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