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Latvia

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Kobe vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 14.1% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Kobe
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$7.59 ¥1,200	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$4.87 ¥770	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.17 ¥184	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.60 ¥95	-49.0%
Average			-26.6%

Daugavpils vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.29 ¥204	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.33 ¥1,000	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$5.78 ¥913	+31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$2.05 ¥325	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$3.16 ¥499	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$3.53 ¥558	+436.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$1.36 ¥215	+79.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$2.28 ¥360	+101.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$3.54 ¥559	+187.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.72 ¥272	+377.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.58 ¥249	+275.4%
Average			+83.1%

Daugavpils vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.73	$4.10 ¥648	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$63.27 ¥9,997	+25.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 €5.98	$28.47 ¥4,499	+323.8%
Average			-9.7%

Daugavpils vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 €14.58	$31.16 ¥4,923	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.72 €301.47	$687.49 ¥109K	+103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$463.95 ¥73,311	+65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$111.27 ¥17,583	-61.2%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$322.65 ¥50,984	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$6,149.41 ¥972K	-65.1%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 €3.74	$2.06 ¥326	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 €2.77	$2.34 ¥370	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 €4.19	$3.48 ¥550	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 €23.25	$46.39 ¥7,331	+77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$11.39 ¥1,799	+45.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Daugavpils	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$50.30 ¥7,948	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$25.31 ¥3,999	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$45.97 ¥7,264	-46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$65.37 ¥10,330	-41.6%
Average			-35.7%

Daugavpils vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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