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South Korea

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Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 13.6% cheaper than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 46.3% more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Daugavpils

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

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Daugavpils vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩7,993	$10.08 €8.97	+68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩8,966	$6.16 €5.48	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$1.61 €1.44	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$1.18 €1.05	+95.2%
Average			+31.5%

Incheon vs. Daugavpils - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,134	$1.43 €1.27	-53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,461	$5.22 €4.65	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,403	$4.41 €3.92	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,388	$3.21 €2.86	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,745	$3.74 €3.33	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,594	$0.66 €0.59	-80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩1,958	$0.76 €0.67	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,462	$1.13 €1.00	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,782	$1.23 €1.10	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$0.36 €0.32	-77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,469	$0.42 €0.37	-61.8%
Average			-52.3%

Incheon vs. Daugavpils - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩6,960	$7.56 €6.73	+45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩33,304	$50.39 €44.85	+101.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,357	$6.72 €5.98	-21.0%
Average			+29.2%

Incheon vs. Daugavpils - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩27,787	$16.39 €14.58	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩801K	$338.72 €301.47	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩472K	$279.93 €249.15	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩215K	$286.52 €255.02	+78.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 46.3% more for childcare

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩400K	$645.25 €574.29	+115.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	-0.7%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,622	$4.20 €3.74	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,882	$3.12 €2.77	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$4.70 €4.19	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩44,611	$26.13 €23.25	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$7.84 €6.98	-30.0%
Average			-10.5%

Incheon vs. Daugavpils - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Incheon	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩77,255	$69.42 €61.79	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩43,743	$33.59 €29.90	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩93,417	$85.85 €76.41	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩110K	$111.97 €99.66	+35.8%
Average			+19.6%

Incheon vs. Daugavpils - Cost of clothing

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