Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 20.3% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.5% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 31.5% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 21.2% less in Lithuania
- Housing
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pay 30.3% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 17.8% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.9% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3% more in Lithuania
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of France, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.38
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.99
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.51
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.67
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.33
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,745.91
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.24
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.65
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€689.78
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€555.73
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€128.82
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€634.70
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,425.88
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.88
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.02
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.12
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
France
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.41
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.72
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€84.15
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€116.68
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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