Cost of living comparison
Greece is 6.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Greece instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
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pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$93.42
€88.60
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