Cost of living comparison
Daugavpils is 19.2% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.8% less in Daugavpils
- Groceries
-
pay 14.9% less in Daugavpils
- Transportation
-
pay 28.2% less in Daugavpils
- Housing
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pay 48.9% less in Daugavpils
- Childcare
-
pay 14.3% more in Daugavpils
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.4% less in Daugavpils
- Clothing
-
pay 6.6% less in Daugavpils
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Daugavpils.
If you lived in Daugavpils instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.46
|
$1.34
€1.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.10
|
$5.73
€5.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.69
|
$2.86
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$3.19
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.30
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.98
|
$6.77
€5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.78
|
$37.51
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,512.59
|
$22,399.85
€19,739.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.13
|
$5.57
€4.91
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.06
|
$15.49
€13.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,294.45
|
$350.11
€308.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€947.08
|
$267.94
€236.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.59
|
$139.33
€122.78
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€500.16
|
$538.03
€474.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,873.62
|
$13,487.73
€11,885.92
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.31
|
$3.38
€2.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.28
|
$2.75
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
$4.50
€3.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.99
|
$48.23
€42.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Daugavpils
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.75
|
$81.84
€72.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.79
|
$43.77
€38.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.25
|
$64.31
€56.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.98
|
$121.02
€106.65
|
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