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San Gwann vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

San Gwann is 70.3% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in San Gwann
Groceries: pay 60.5% more in San Gwann
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in San Gwann
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in San Gwann
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in San Gwann
Clothing: pay 50.8% more in San Gwann

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

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San Gwann vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Gwann instead of Jelgava, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$21.27 €18.94	+171.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$13.44 €11.96	+103.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.10 €1.87	+30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.09 €0.97	-7.4%
Average			+104.7%

Jelgava vs. San Gwann - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% more for groceries

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 €0.80	$1.43 €1.28	+60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$5.18 €4.61	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$5.09 €4.53	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 €2.76	$4.21 €3.75	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 €2.22	$5.45 €4.85	+118.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.72 €1.53	+125.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.24 €1.11	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$1.76 €1.57	+56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.69 €1.51	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.86 €0.77	+114.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.02 €0.90	+141.6%
Average			+60.5%

Jelgava vs. San Gwann - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.68 €5.06	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.99 €24.92	$14.56 €12.96	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$18.25 €16.24	+59.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.28	$35.55 €31.64	+138.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.72 €289.02	$1,186.92 €1,056.40	+265.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.54 €229.22	$979.77 €872.03	+280.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.28 €127.53	$87.05 €77.48	-39.2%
Average			+177.8%

Jelgava vs. San Gwann - Cost of housing

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pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$277.72 €247.18	+24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	-21.9%
Average			-1.6%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$4.48 €3.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.92	$2.84 €2.53	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$6.27 €5.58	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.19 €41.11	$56.92 €50.66	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$10.08 €8.97	-6.2%

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pay 50.8% more for clothing

	Jelgava	San Gwann
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.39 €44.85	$55.43 €49.33	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 €19.43	$61.59 €54.81	+182.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.99 €49.83	$81.18 €72.25	+45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$128.77 €114.61	+15.0%
Average			+50.8%

Jelgava vs. San Gwann - Cost of clothing

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