Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 23.9% cheaper than North Carolina.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.6% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 36.2% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 0.2% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 51.8% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 63.6% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.5% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 30.0% more in Lithuania
The cost of clothing and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in North Carolina. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.06
|
$11.85
€10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
|
$6.93
€6.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$2.08
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.60
€1.41
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.48
|
$1.62
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
|
$5.79
€5.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.46
|
$5.11
€4.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$2.67
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.54
€0.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.42
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.35
€0.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$6.00
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.89
|
$29.98
€26.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,400.31
|
$35,162.76
€30,862.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.36
|
$10.62
€9.32
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
|
$14.64
€12.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.81
|
$507.54
€445.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,294.23
|
$347.76
€305.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.82
|
$146.97
€129.00
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,254.70
|
$477.03
€418.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,128.75
|
$8,723.77
€7,656.86
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.09
|
$4.82
€4.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.33
|
$5.16
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.04
|
$41.43
€36.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.35
|
$8.20
€7.20
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.88
|
$94.52
€82.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.28
|
$37.49
€32.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.65
|
$88.84
€77.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
|
$141.41
€124.12
|
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