Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 29.5% cheaper than Maryland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.3% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
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pay 0.9% less in Lithuania
- Housing
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pay 56.1% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 71.2% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.6% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 22.0% more in Lithuania
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
|
$11.85
€10.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
|
$6.93
€6.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.08
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.60
€1.41
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
|
$1.62
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
|
$5.79
€5.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$5.11
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
|
$2.67
€2.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$3.06
€2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.42
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.35
€0.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.44
|
$29.98
€26.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,215.38
|
$35,162.76
€30,919.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
|
$10.62
€9.34
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.60
|
$14.64
€12.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,887.47
|
$507.54
€446.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,554.10
|
$347.76
€305.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.97
|
$146.97
€129.24
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,794.91
|
$477.03
€419.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,176.36
|
$8,723.77
€7,671.00
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.98
|
$4.82
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.40
|
$5.16
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.66
|
$41.43
€36.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.62
|
$8.20
€7.21
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
|
Maryland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.07
|
$94.52
€83.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.27
|
$37.49
€32.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
|
$88.84
€78.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.81
|
$141.41
€124.35
|
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