Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.9% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.1% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% more in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 15.6% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 12.3% more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.3% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 8.1% less in Lithuania
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.40
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.93
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.76
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.94
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€35.92
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.91
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€635.73
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€493.12
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€354.15
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€54.11
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€150.22
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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