Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 36.7% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.91
€6.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$6.26
€5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$30.34
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$35,094.53
€32,257.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$488.99
€449.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$348.24
€320.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$145.99
€134.18
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$497.03
€456.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$8,349.41
€7,674.36
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$38.81
€35.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$8.35
€7.67
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Lithuania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$101.39
€93.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$41.40
€38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$91.38
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$164.00
€150.74
|
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