Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 20.8% cheaper than South Carolina.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 6.5% more in Lithuania
- Housing
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pay 54.2% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 62.0% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.6% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 32.2% more in Lithuania
The cost of clothing and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in South Carolina. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
|
$11.85
€10.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.40
|
$6.93
€5.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$2.08
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.60
€1.37
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.62
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
|
$5.79
€4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$5.11
€4.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
|
$2.67
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$3.06
€2.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.54
€0.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.74
€0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.42
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.35
€0.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.42
€0.36
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$6.00
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
$29.98
€25.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,676.82
|
$35,162.76
€30,081.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
|
$10.62
€9.09
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
|
$14.64
€12.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,510.93
|
$507.54
€434.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,398.21
|
$347.76
€297.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.70
|
$146.97
€125.74
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,335.89
|
$477.03
€408.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,679.50
|
$8,723.77
€7,463.19
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
|
$4.82
€4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$2.89
€2.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.37
|
$5.16
€4.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.76
|
$41.43
€35.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.57
|
$8.20
€7.02
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
South Carolina
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.07
|
$94.52
€80.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
|
$37.49
€32.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.11
|
$88.84
€76.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
|
$141.41
€120.98
|
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