Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.5 times more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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