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Incheon vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 15.7% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$5.99 ₩7,993	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$6.72 ₩8,966	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.57 ₩2,092	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.60 ₩806	-48.8%
Average			-23.9%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.10 ₩4,134	+116.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$7.84 ₩10,461	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$7.79 ₩10,403	+76.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$3.29 ₩4,388	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$3.55 ₩4,745	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$3.44 ₩4,594	+422.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$1.47 ₩1,958	+93.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$2.59 ₩3,462	+129.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$2.83 ₩3,782	+129.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.58 ₩2,109	+338.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.10 ₩1,469	+161.7%
Average			+109.6%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.73	$5.21 ₩6,960	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$24.95 ₩33,304	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 €5.98	$8.51 ₩11,357	+26.7%
Average			-22.6%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 €14.58	$20.82 ₩27,787	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.72 €301.47	$600.24 ₩801K	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$353.39 ₩472K	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$160.90 ₩215K	-43.8%
Average			+28.1%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$299.42 ₩400K	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+0.7%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 €3.74	$3.46 ₩4,622	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 €2.77	$3.66 ₩4,882	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 €4.19	$3.36 ₩4,483	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 €23.25	$33.42 ₩44,611	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$11.20 ₩14,944	+42.8%
Average			+11.7%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Daugavpils	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$57.88 ₩77,255	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$32.77 ₩43,743	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$69.99 ₩93,417	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$82.45 ₩110K	-26.4%
Average			-16.4%

Daugavpils vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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