Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
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pay 35.1% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
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pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$115.51
€106.22
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