Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 6.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.59
€1.46
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pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.43
€0.39
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pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
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pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$98.03
€90.15
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