Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.1% cheaper than Kaunas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 3.1% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2% less in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 13.8% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 0.3% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.5% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Lithuania
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Kaunas, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$11.85
€10.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
€6.76
|
$6.93
€6.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.83
|
$2.08
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.53
|
$1.60
€1.41
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.53
|
$1.62
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.77
|
$5.79
€5.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.66
|
$5.11
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.37
|
$2.67
€2.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€2.85
|
$3.06
€2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.17
|
$1.42
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.35
€0.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.39
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
€5.31
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.39
|
$29.98
€26.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,118.42
€31,759.68
|
$35,162.76
€30,919.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€9.90
|
$10.62
€9.34
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
€12.82
|
$14.64
€12.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.47
€520.97
|
$507.54
€446.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$470.68
€413.88
|
$347.76
€305.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.84
€151.98
|
$146.97
€129.24
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$607.33
€534.04
|
$477.03
€419.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,221.00
€6,349.58
|
$8,723.77
€7,671.00
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.24
|
$4.82
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.71
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
$5.16
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.87
€32.42
|
$41.43
€36.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$8.20
€7.21
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Kaunas
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
€69.11
|
$94.52
€83.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.48
€39.11
|
$37.49
€32.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.65
€82.34
|
$88.84
€78.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.18
€94.24
|
$141.41
€124.35
|
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