Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 27.4% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.2% less in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 38.2% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 4.2% less in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 56.0% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 62.8% less in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.5% less in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 27.8% more in Lithuania
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Lithuania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of United States, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$11.85
€10.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.93
€6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.08
€1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.60
€1.42
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.62
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.79
€5.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.11
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.67
€2.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.06
€2.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.42
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.35
€0.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.00
€5.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$29.98
€26.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$35,162.76
€31,254.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$10.62
€9.44
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$14.64
€13.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$507.54
€451.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$347.76
€309.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$146.97
€130.64
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$477.03
€424.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$8,723.77
€7,754.13
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$4.82
€4.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.89
€2.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$5.16
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$41.43
€36.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$8.20
€7.29
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$94.52
€84.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$37.49
€33.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$88.84
€78.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$141.41
€125.70
|
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