Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 45.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$11.85
€11.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$29.98
€28.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$10.62
€10.18
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$507.54
€486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$347.76
€333.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$477.03
€457.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$41.43
€39.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$8.20
€7.87
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$141.41
€135.58
|
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