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Gothenburg vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 53.6% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants
pay 62.6% more in Gothenburg
Groceries
pay 53.9% more in Gothenburg
Transportation
pay 29.6% more in Gothenburg
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Gothenburg
Childcare
pay 70.9% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 71.1% more in Gothenburg
Clothing
pay 10.6% more in Gothenburg

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Daugavpils. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Gothenburg.

Gothenburg vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.6% more for restaurants

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.08
€8.97
$13.00
SEK128.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.16
€5.48
$12.45
SEK123.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
€1.44
$2.88
SEK28.60

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
€1.27
$2.75
SEK27.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$5.67
SEK56.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€3.92
$6.33
SEK62.75

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.56
€6.73
$6.72
SEK66.57
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€44.85
$85.98
SEK852.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,978.91
€24,012.20
$32,980.57
SEK327K

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.39
€14.58
$33.52
SEK332.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.72
€301.47
$1,031.40
SEK10,223.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.93
€249.15
$918.63
SEK9,106.07

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $645.25
€574.29
$220.01
SEK2,180.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,635.84
€15,696.53
$4,384.08
SEK43,458.06

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.20
€3.74
$6.95
SEK68.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.12
€2.77
$4.95
SEK49.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.70
€4.19
$8.30
SEK82.25

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

 
Daugavpils
Gothenburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.42
€61.79
$88.19
SEK874.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.59
€29.90
$32.97
SEK326.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.85
€76.41
$87.70
SEK869.34

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