Cost of living comparison
compared to
Lithuania vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary
Lithuania is 43.3% cheaper than Australia overall.
Lithuania vs. Australia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Australia, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.42
A$26.50
|
$11.74
€10.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
A$14.66
|
$7.87
€7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
A$4.14
|
$2.61
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.35
|
$2.25
€2.00
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
A$3.80
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
A$6.72
|
$5.60
€4.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
A$9.03
|
$5.10
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
A$6.89
|
$3.09
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
A$6.03
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
A$2.32
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
A$1.90
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$1.94
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
A$2.96
|
$1.35
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.71
|
$0.37
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.51
|
$0.40
€0.36
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
A$7.17
|
$6.94
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.09
A$131.05
|
$32.25
€28.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,191.77
A$39,119.22
|
$27,308.11
€24,305.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.22
A$24.78
|
$9.85
€8.76
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation
pay 60.0% less for housing
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.16
A$82.23
|
$14.62
€13.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.09
A$1,883.31
|
$487.51
€433.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.97
A$1,545.05
|
$337.38
€300.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.37
A$210.58
|
$156.91
€139.66
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,957.92
A$2,816.75
|
$551.61
€490.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.12
A$26,438.09
|
$9,536.02
€8,487.40
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of childcare
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
A$10.36
|
$5.26
€4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
A$5.68
|
$3.34
€2.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$36.89
A$53.08
|
$5.89
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.05
A$80.64
|
$40.48
€36.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.44
A$20.77
|
$9.37
€8.34
|
|
Australia vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Australia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.86
A$112.01
|
$103.76
€92.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
A$76.73
|
$45.79
€40.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.59
A$161.98
|
$91.90
€81.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.82
A$170.94
|
$159.27
€141.76
|
|
Australia 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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