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Daugavpils vs. Rajshahi Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 3.7 times more expensive than Rajshahi.

Restaurants
pay 5.8 times more in Daugavpils
Groceries
pay 90.3% more in Daugavpils
Transportation
pay 79.7% more in Daugavpils
Housing
pay 5.3 times more in Daugavpils
Childcare
pay 35.1 times more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Daugavpils
Clothing
pay 4.5 times more in Daugavpils

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Daugavpils are more expensive than in Rajshahi. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Daugavpils.

Daugavpils vs. Rajshahi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $0.81
BDT100.01
$10.08
€8.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.84
BDT350.04
$6.16
€5.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.32
BDT39.71
$1.61
€1.44

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
BDT76.18
$1.43
€1.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
BDT538.89
$5.22
€4.65
Milk (1 gallon) $2.70
BDT333.15
$4.41
€3.92

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.23
BDT521.32
$7.56
€6.73
Monthly public transit pass $12.18
BDT1,500.17
$50.39
€44.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,699.61
BDT4M
$26,978.91
€24,012.20

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.78
BDT1,328.27
$16.39
€14.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $73.06
BDT9,001.01
$338.72
€301.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $46.00
BDT5,667.31
$279.93
€249.15

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pay 35.1 times more for childcare

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $13.53
BDT1,666.85
$645.25
€574.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $681.92
BDT84,009.47
$17,635.84
€15,696.53

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.87
BDT600.07
$4.20
€3.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.33
BDT163.35
$3.12
€2.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
BDT400.05
$4.70
€4.19

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

 
Rajshahi
Daugavpils
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$7.04
BDT866.76
$69.42
€61.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$14.88
BDT1,833.54
$33.59
€29.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$25.71
BDT3,167.02
$85.85
€76.41

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