Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 17.9% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.4% more in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 14.2% more in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 14.7% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 15.4% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 47.5% more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 26.7% more in Lithuania
The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Lithuania are more expensive than in Poland.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN34.27
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN28.92
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.72
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.53
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.57
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN16.62
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN13.83
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.30
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.40
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.76
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.92
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.20
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.42
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.89
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN23.43
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN109.35
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN116,226.34
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN29.87
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN55.60
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,323.52
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,846.05
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN710.26
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,227.61
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN23,202.42
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.05
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN11.75
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN17.55
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN125.54
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN24.97
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN291.92
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN136.08
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN302.20
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN336.67
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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