Cost of living comparison

 Lithuania
compared to
 New Zealand
New Zealand vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 48.0% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.6% more in New Zealand
Groceries
pay 65.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation
pay 43.4% more in New Zealand
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Childcare
pay 25.2% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports
pay 82.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing
pay 7.6% less in New Zealand

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Lithuania. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Lithuania, you would:

pay 16.6% more for restaurants

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
€11.36
$13.47
NZ$23.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.93
€6.64
$8.81
NZ$15.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.08
€2.00
$2.16
NZ$3.84

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pay 65.4% more for groceries

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
€1.55
$1.86
NZ$3.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
€5.56
$3.77
NZ$6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $5.11
€4.90
$6.55
NZ$11.61

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pay 43.4% more for transportation

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.00
€5.76
$6.26
NZ$11.11
Monthly public transit pass $29.98
€28.75
$69.15
NZ$122.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,162.76
€33,719.58
$24,735.85
NZ$43,889.04

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.64
€14.04
$51.16
NZ$90.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $507.54
€486.71
$1,007.66
NZ$1,787.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.76
€333.48
$809.64
NZ$1,436.55

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pay 25.2% more for childcare

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $477.03
€457.45
$611.89
NZ$1,085.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,723.77
€8,365.72
$10,661.07
NZ$18,916.03

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.62
$6.10
NZ$10.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.89
€2.77
$3.30
NZ$5.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.16
€4.94
$22.88
NZ$40.59

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

 
Lithuania
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$94.52
€90.64
$65.31
NZ$115.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.49
€35.95
$40.78
NZ$72.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.84
€85.19
$93.71
NZ$166.27

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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