Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 38.4% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of California, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
California
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
California
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
California
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
California
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
California
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
California
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$115.33
€106.21
|
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