Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 16.6% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
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pay 24.6% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 17.3% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% less in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 43.5% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 14.7% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.3% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1% more in Lithuania
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$11.85
€10.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$6.93
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.50
|
$2.08
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.62
|
$1.60
€1.43
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
$1.62
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.20
|
$5.79
€5.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.95
|
$5.11
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.73
|
$2.67
€2.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.39
|
$3.06
€2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.42
€0.38
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.08
|
$6.00
€5.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.41
|
$29.98
€26.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,036.50
|
$35,162.76
€31,502.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.35
|
$10.62
€9.52
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.53
|
$14.64
€13.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,315.97
|
$507.54
€454.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€962.82
|
$347.76
€311.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€116.49
|
$146.97
€131.67
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€508.48
|
$477.03
€427.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,021.15
|
$8,723.77
€7,815.55
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.36
|
$4.82
€4.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.32
|
$2.89
€2.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$5.16
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.63
|
$41.43
€37.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$8.20
€7.35
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€81.08
|
$94.52
€84.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.34
|
$37.49
€33.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.69
|
$88.84
€79.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€108.76
|
$141.41
€126.69
|
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