Cost of living comparison
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Frankfurt vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary
Frankfurt is 94.5% more expensive than Daugavpils.
Frankfurt vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Frankfurt instead of Daugavpils, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$16.80
€14.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
€5.48
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.44
|
$3.79
€3.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.05
|
$3.63
€3.24
|
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Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of restaurants
pay 45.4% more for groceries
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
$2.19
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.65
|
$6.86
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$5.33
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.86
|
$3.91
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.33
|
$5.44
€4.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$1.42
€1.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.10
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.32
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.90
€0.80
|
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Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of groceries
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
€6.73
|
$8.53
€7.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.85
|
$70.54
€62.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,978.91
€24,012.20
|
$32,914.63
€29,295.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.72
€5.98
|
$22.39
€19.93
|
|
Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.39
€14.58
|
$47.15
€41.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.72
€301.47
|
$1,318.90
€1,173.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.93
€249.15
|
$1,097.23
€976.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.52
€255.02
|
$296.80
€264.16
|
|
Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of housing
pay 47.9% more for childcare
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$645.25
€574.29
|
$1,086.75
€967.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,635.84
€15,696.53
|
$22,920.26
€20,399.86
|
|
Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of childcare
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.20
€3.74
|
$5.60
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
€2.77
|
$4.49
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
€4.19
|
$9.74
€8.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.13
€23.25
|
$66.94
€59.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
€6.98
|
$16.80
€14.95
|
|
Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Daugavpils
|
Frankfurt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.42
€61.79
|
$86.76
€77.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
€29.90
|
$33.49
€29.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.85
€76.41
|
$84.22
€74.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.97
€99.66
|
$106.17
€94.49
|
|
Daugavpils vs. Frankfurt - Cost of clothing
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