Cost of living comparison
Australia is 80.9% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$16.76
A$26.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$9.73
A$15.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$2.56
A$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$2.16
A$3.46
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$2.37
A$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$4.36
A$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$5.80
A$9.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$4.07
A$6.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$3.94
A$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.45
A$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$1.26
A$2.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.35
A$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$2.01
A$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.12
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.96
A$1.54
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$4.65
A$7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$83.03
A$132.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$27,742.09
A$44,380.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$18.38
A$29.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$55.59
A$88.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$1,182.30
A$1,891.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$957.92
A$1,532.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$138.16
A$221.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$1,485.91
A$2,377.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$14,667.78
A$23,464.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$6.64
A$10.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.55
A$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$28.07
A$44.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$52.89
A$84.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$13.13
A$21.00
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$71.78
A$114.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$50.24
A$80.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$100.30
A$160.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$111.73
A$178.74
|
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