Cost of living comparison
Finland is 23.5% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Finland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.37
|
$14.18
€13.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
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pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$3.70
€3.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$4.27
€4.10
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$5.38
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
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pay 48.1% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$7.64
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.78
|
$60.52
€58.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.20
|
$18.35
€17.62
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€487.17
|
$734.49
€705.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.80
|
$604.75
€580.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.89
|
$291.42
€279.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$7.29
€7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.78
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.77
|
$41.73
€40.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.88
|
$15.60
€14.97
|
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pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.74
|
$108.56
€104.21
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