Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 65.5% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 26.6% more in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 50.9% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 78.8% more in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 95.7% more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.1% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 33.8% more in Lithuania
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Lithuania are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 95.7% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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