Cost of living comparison
Poland is 16.1% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.90
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.17
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.64
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.09
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.06
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.13
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.09
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.58
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.51
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.00
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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