Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 71.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL505
|
$9.60
€8.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL289
|
$4.50
€4.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL477
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL713
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
$30.24
€28.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
$411.89
€385.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
$288.97
€270.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
$398.36
€372.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL483
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
$115.33
€107.82
|
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