Cost of living comparison
Australia is 94.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.90
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.17
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.64
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.09
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.06
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.13
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.09
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.58
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.51
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.00
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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