Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 20.5% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.7% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 26.0% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 22.6% less in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 46.5% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 12.5% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.9% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% more in Lithuania
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.91
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.38
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.58
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.22
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.17
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.74
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.93
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€48.69
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€26,488.77
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.16
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€44.34
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€726.77
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€574.94
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€211.54
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€421.49
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,318.05
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.06
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.03
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€33.11
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.77
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€75.71
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€37.50
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€84.22
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€113.49
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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