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Plzen vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 30.8% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Plzen
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Plzen
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Plzen

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

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Plzen vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$11.46 CZK248.12	+13.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$9.17 CZK198.50	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.04 CZK44.14	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.78 CZK38.46	+50.8%
Average			+29.9%

Daugavpils vs. Plzen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.63 CZK35.19	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.88 CZK148.87	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$4.19 CZK90.74	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$3.94 CZK85.35	+22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$4.54 CZK98.24	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.97 CZK21.01	+47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$0.83 CZK17.93	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.99 CZK21.33	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$1.58 CZK34.28	+28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.56 CZK12.15	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.56 CZK12.15	+33.6%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.73	$7.02 CZK151.89	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$27.51 CZK595.49	-45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	$30,443.43 CZK659K	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 €5.98	$13.07 CZK282.86	+94.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 €14.58	$16.32 CZK353.21	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.72 €301.47	$722.84 CZK15,646.16	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$700.19 CZK15,155.76	+150.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$209.53 CZK4,535.29	-26.9%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$328.55 CZK7,111.50	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$10,821.07 CZK234K	-38.6%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 €3.74	$2.75 CZK59.55	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 €2.77	$3.07 CZK66.44	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 €4.19	$6.88 CZK148.87	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 €23.25	$60.02 CZK1,299.25	+129.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$11.46 CZK248.12	+46.2%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Daugavpils	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$78.65 CZK1,702.49	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$43.18 CZK934.59	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$85.40 CZK1,848.49	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$110.43 CZK2,390.22	-1.4%
Average			+9.3%

Daugavpils vs. Plzen - Cost of clothing

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