Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 30.1% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.7% more in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 54.9% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 60.9% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5 times more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.4% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 11.2% less in Lithuania
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Lithuania are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Lithuania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Palau, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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