Cost of living comparison
Austria is 42.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
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pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 33.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$118.74
€113.84
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