Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.1% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
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pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
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pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$115.43
€109.47
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