Cost of living comparison

China

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Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 0.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 97.9% more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Daugavpils

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

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Daugavpils vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.95	$10.08 €9.00	+125.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.94	$6.16 €5.50	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.49	$1.61 €1.44	+209.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$1.18 €1.05	+332.7%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.56	$1.43 €1.28	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.29	$5.22 €4.66	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.89	$4.41 €3.93	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.53	$3.21 €2.87	+59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.81	$3.74 €3.34	+155.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.25	$0.66 €0.59	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.28	$0.76 €0.68	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.21	$1.13 €1.01	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.23 €1.10	+73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.36 €0.32	+12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.42 €0.38	+5.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.20	$7.56 €6.75	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥229.59	$50.39 €44.98	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$26,978.91 €24,081.86	+39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.34	$6.72 €6.00	+43.5%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.50	$16.39 €14.63	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	$338.72 €302.35	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	$279.93 €249.87	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥297.74	$286.52 €255.76	+544.1%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	$645.25 €575.96	-1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$17,635.84 €15,742.06	-27.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.99	$4.20 €3.75	+251.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.09	$3.12 €2.78	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.95	$4.70 €4.20	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.40	$26.13 €23.32	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.91	$7.84 €7.00	+5.1%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥472.16	$69.42 €61.97	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.44	$33.59 €29.98	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥582.17	$85.85 €76.63	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥839.26	$111.97 €99.95	-10.7%
Average			-7.9%

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