Cost of living comparison
Poland is 11.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
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pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
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|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
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pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
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pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
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pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
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