Cost of living comparison
France is 61.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in France instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.90
|
$16.13
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.17
|
$8.33
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.64
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.09
|
$7.84
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.06
|
$52.45
€48.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$18.05
€16.74
|
|
pay 80.9% more for housing
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.13
|
$760.64
€705.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.09
|
$610.71
€566.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
|
pay 71.9% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.58
|
$674.24
€625.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.51
|
$37.98
€35.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$11.22
€10.41
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.00
|
$122.71
€113.85
|
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