Cost of living comparison
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Lithuania vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary
Lithuania is 11.3% more expensive than Albania overall.
Lithuania vs. Albania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
ALL752
|
$11.74
€10.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
ALL680
|
$7.87
€7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
ALL157
|
$2.61
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ALL71
|
$2.25
€2.00
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
ALL84
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
ALL442
|
$5.60
€4.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
ALL624
|
$5.10
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.12
ALL254
|
$3.09
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
ALL283
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL58
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
ALL86
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
ALL61
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ALL57
|
$1.35
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL37
|
$0.37
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
ALL42
|
$0.40
€0.36
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.37
ALL679
|
$6.94
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.20
ALL1,559
|
$32.25
€28.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,477.94
ALL2M
|
$27,308.11
€24,305.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
ALL2,397
|
$9.85
€8.76
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation
pay 8.0% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.78
ALL1,363
|
$14.62
€13.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.99
ALL45,481
|
$487.51
€433.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.46
ALL28,057
|
$337.38
€300.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
ALL4,735
|
$156.91
€139.66
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$196.72
ALL15,977
|
$551.61
€490.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,891.77
ALL397K
|
$9,536.02
€8,487.40
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of childcare
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
ALL220
|
$5.26
€4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
ALL160
|
$3.34
€2.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
ALL359
|
$5.89
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.63
ALL4,356
|
$40.48
€36.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.11
ALL659
|
$9.37
€8.34
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.21
ALL4,566
|
$103.76
€92.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.02
ALL3,494
|
$45.79
€40.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
ALL8,165
|
$91.90
€81.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.41
ALL10,754
|
$159.27
€141.76
|
|
Albania vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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