Cost of living comparison
France is 37.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in France instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
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pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$51.68
€47.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$779.01
€716.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$611.60
€562.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$707.64
€650.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
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pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$126.59
€116.41
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