Cost of living comparison
Canada is 55.9% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Canada instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
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