Cost of living comparison
Spain is 7.8% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
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pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
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pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$91.97
€84.57
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