Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 37.0% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$11.85
€11.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
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pay 21.4% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$29.98
€28.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$10.62
€10.18
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$507.54
€486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$347.76
€333.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$477.03
€457.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$41.43
€39.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$8.20
€7.87
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$141.41
€135.58
|
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