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Daugavpils vs. Zadar Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 25.0% cheaper than Zadar.

Restaurants
pay 31.0% less in Daugavpils
Groceries
pay 16.1% less in Daugavpils
Transportation
pay 4.5% less in Daugavpils
Housing
pay 49.4% less in Daugavpils
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.8% less in Daugavpils
Clothing
pay 3.9% less in Daugavpils

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

Daugavpils vs. Zadar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.0% less for restaurants

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.56
HRK97.59
$10.08
€8.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.84
HRK52.55
$6.16
€5.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.96
HRK19.84
$1.61
€1.44

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Bread
1 loaf
$1.68
HRK11.26
$1.43
€1.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.46
HRK36.58
$5.22
€4.65
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
HRK29.17
$4.41
€3.92

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.92
HRK46.38
$7.56
€6.73
Monthly public transit pass $44.59
HRK298.92
$50.39
€44.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,300.35
HRK176K
$26,978.91
€24,012.20

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pay 49.4% less for housing

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.07
HRK268.62
$16.39
€14.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $891.76
HRK5,978.45
$338.72
€301.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $687.97
HRK4,612.20
$279.93
€249.15

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $242.61
HRK1,626.48
$645.25
€574.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,830.39
HRK45,791.73
$17,635.84
€15,696.53

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
HRK22.52
$4.20
€3.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.48
HRK16.61
$3.12
€2.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.60
HRK37.53
$4.70
€4.19

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

 
Zadar
Daugavpils
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.58
HRK600.55
$69.42
€61.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.20
HRK242.72
$33.59
€29.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.58
HRK694.38
$85.85
€76.41

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