Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 33.9% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.4% more in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 18.8% more in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 39.2% more in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 45.0% more in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 28.2% more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 43.6% more in Lithuania
The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Lithuania are more expensive than in Romania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Romania, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.34
|
$11.85
€10.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.89
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.56
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.42
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.09
|
$5.11
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.41
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.97
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.90
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.73
|
$0.35
€0.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON25.95
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON95.28
|
$29.98
€27.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
$35,162.76
€32,332.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.40
|
$10.62
€9.77
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
$507.54
€466.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
$347.76
€319.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
$146.97
€135.14
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
$477.03
€438.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
$8,723.77
€8,021.49
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.26
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON171.92
|
$41.43
€38.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.45
|
$8.20
€7.54
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
$94.52
€86.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
$37.49
€34.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
$88.84
€81.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON370.17
|
$141.41
€130.03
|
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