Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 17.9% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$10.88
€10.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$5.29
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$6.26
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$30.34
€28.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$488.99
€453.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$348.24
€323.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
|
pay 81.3% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$497.03
€461.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$38.81
€36.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$8.35
€7.75
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$164.00
€152.15
|
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