Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 6.2% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
$11.85
€11.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
$2.08
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
$1.60
€1.52
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
$5.79
€5.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
$5.11
€4.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
$3.06
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
$1.42
€1.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
$29.98
€28.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
$10.62
€10.07
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
$507.54
€481.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
$347.76
€329.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
$477.03
€452.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
$41.43
€39.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
$8.20
€7.78
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
$141.41
€134.11
|
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