Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 30.1% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Palau, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
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pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.98
€28.78
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.62
€10.20
|
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pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.97
€141.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$477.03
€457.89
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$41.43
€39.77
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.20
€7.88
|
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pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$141.41
€135.74
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