Cost of living comparison
Poland is 11.5% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.0% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 11.5% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 19.9% more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 32.2% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.9% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% less in Poland
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.42
|
$8.88
PLN33.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.09
|
$7.49
PLN28.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.83
|
$1.74
PLN6.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.41
|
$1.43
PLN5.39
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.43
|
$1.18
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.10
|
$4.31
PLN16.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.49
|
$3.58
PLN13.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.35
|
$2.93
PLN11.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.69
|
$2.70
PLN10.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.43
PLN1.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$0.71
PLN2.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.76
PLN2.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$1.09
PLN4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.31
|
$0.37
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.49
PLN1.84
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.28
|
$6.07
PLN22.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€26.36
|
$28.33
PLN106.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€30,919.35
|
$30,111.92
PLN113,288.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.34
|
$7.74
PLN29.12
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€12.87
|
$14.40
PLN54.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€446.29
|
$601.98
PLN2,264.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€305.79
|
$478.28
PLN1,799.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€129.24
|
$184.01
PLN692.31
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€419.47
|
$318.05
PLN1,196.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€7,671.00
|
$6,011.28
PLN22,615.84
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.24
|
$3.12
PLN11.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.54
|
$3.04
PLN11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.53
|
$4.55
PLN17.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€36.43
|
$32.52
PLN122.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.21
|
$6.47
PLN24.34
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€83.12
|
$75.63
PLN284.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€32.97
|
$35.26
PLN132.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€78.12
|
$78.29
PLN294.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€124.35
|
$87.22
PLN328.16
|
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