Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 1.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.31
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.23
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
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pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.13
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.88
|
$29.98
€28.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.98
|
$10.62
€10.20
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€837.36
|
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€664.36
|
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.48
|
$477.03
€457.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.15
|
$41.43
€39.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.29
|
$8.20
€7.88
|
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pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.72
|
$141.41
€135.74
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