Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 23.8% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Daugavpils

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

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Daugavpils vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.49	$10.08 €8.97	+135.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.99	$6.16 €5.48	+57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.61 €1.44	+99.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.83	$1.18 €1.05	+162.7%
Average			+103.3%

Selangor vs. Daugavpils - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.37	$1.43 €1.27	+33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$5.22 €4.65	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR29.12	$4.41 €3.92	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.91	$3.21 €2.86	+65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.74 €3.33	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$0.66 €0.59	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.76 €0.67	-7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.13 €1.00	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.23 €1.10	+73.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.36 €0.32	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.42 €0.37	-12.6%
Average			-2.6%

Selangor vs. Daugavpils - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.82	$7.56 €6.73	+161.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$50.39 €44.85	+311.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$6.72 €5.98	-39.0%
Average			+66.4%

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pay about the same for housing

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$16.39 €14.58	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	$338.72 €301.47	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	$279.93 €249.15	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$286.52 €255.02	+502.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR499.58	$645.25 €574.29	+427.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+144.5%
Average			+259.1%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.20 €3.74	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.19	$3.12 €2.77	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.70 €4.19	+6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR164.86	$26.13 €23.25	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$7.84 €6.98	+56.3%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Selangor	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$69.42 €61.79	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$33.59 €29.90	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR319.40	$85.85 €76.41	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR333.06	$111.97 €99.66	+37.3%
Average			+4.1%

Selangor vs. Daugavpils - Cost of clothing

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