Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 17.4% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.9% more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 49.4% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 54.0% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 51.5% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 69.2% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.0% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Sweden
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Sweden are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$11.92
SEK120.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$9.45
SEK95.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$2.04
SEK20.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.93
SEK19.55
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$2.49
SEK25.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$5.18
SEK52.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$5.43
SEK55.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$3.74
SEK37.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$4.68
SEK47.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.19
SEK12.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.06
SEK10.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.13
SEK11.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$1.73
SEK17.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.67
SEK6.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.70
SEK7.11
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$6.64
SEK67.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$68.10
SEK690.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$26,850.74
SEK272,196.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$21.47
SEK217.60
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$30.29
SEK307.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$821.73
SEK8,330.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$641.62
SEK6,504.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$77.37
SEK784.36
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$122.27
SEK1,239.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$3,135.75
SEK31,788.29
|
|
pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$6.64
SEK67.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$3.78
SEK38.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$6.41
SEK64.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$38.70
SEK392.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$14.24
SEK144.32
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$79.10
SEK801.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$35.56
SEK360.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$84.42
SEK855.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$125.14
SEK1,268.59
|
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