Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$6.26
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$30.34
€27.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$488.99
€449.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$348.24
€320.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$497.03
€457.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$8.35
€7.68
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$164.00
€150.82
|
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