Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 27.1% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.98
€28.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.62
€10.20
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.64
€14.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.97
€141.08
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
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Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$477.03
€457.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.16
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.43
€39.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.20
€7.88
|
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pay 48.9% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$141.41
€135.74
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