Cost of living comparison
Germany is 39.8% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Germany instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.28
|
$14.04
€13.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.60
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$2.80
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.53
|
$2.41
€2.29
|
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pay 47.6% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.52
|
$6.71
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.87
|
$4.38
€4.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.54
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.91
|
$6.24
€5.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.36
|
$2.10
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
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pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.72
|
$7.07
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.55
|
$52.96
€50.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,481.98
|
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.11
|
$23.02
€21.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.94
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€483.28
|
$790.39
€752.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€331.13
|
$625.27
€595.39
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.95
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€454.23
|
$458.39
€436.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,306.78
|
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.59
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.75
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.91
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.45
|
$36.01
€34.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.81
|
$12.80
€12.19
|
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pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.01
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.70
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.59
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.65
|
$123.43
€117.53
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