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Daugavpils vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 12.4% cheaper than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 45.4% less in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Daugavpils

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

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Daugavpils vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.3% more for restaurants

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$10.08 €8.97	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$6.16 €5.48	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$1.61 €1.44	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$1.18 €1.05	+96.1%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$1.43 €1.27	+10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$5.22 €4.65	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$4.41 €3.92	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$3.21 €2.86	+56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$3.74 €3.33	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$0.66 €0.59	-81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.76 €0.67	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$1.13 €1.00	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$1.23 €1.10	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.36 €0.32	-79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.42 €0.37	-73.4%
Average			-45.4%

Kobe vs. Daugavpils - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$7.56 €6.73	+84.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$50.39 €44.85	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$6.72 €5.98	-76.4%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$16.39 €14.58	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$338.72 €301.47	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$279.93 €249.15	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$286.52 €255.02	+157.5%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$645.25 €574.29	+100.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+186.8%
Average			+139.5%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$4.20 €3.74	+103.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$3.12 €2.77	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$4.70 €4.19	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$26.13 €23.25	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$7.84 €6.98	-31.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Kobe	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$69.42 €61.79	+38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$33.59 €29.90	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$85.85 €76.41	+86.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$111.97 €99.66	+71.3%
Average			+55.6%

Kobe vs. Daugavpils - Cost of clothing

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