Cost of living comparison

Cuba

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 50.1% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Lithuania
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 90.7% more in Lithuania

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in Cuba. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lithuania.

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Lithuania vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lithuania instead of Cuba, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cuba	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.71 CUC3.71	$11.74 €10.45	+216.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$7.87 €7.00	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 CUC1.70	$2.61 €2.33	+53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$2.25 €2.00	+124.6%
Average			+122.9%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Cuba	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 CUC1.49	$1.58 €1.40	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.22 CUC2.22	$5.60 €4.98	+152.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.20 CUC14.20	$5.10 €4.54	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 CUC3.71	$3.09 €2.75	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CUC2.07	$3.19 €2.84	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$0.77 €0.68	-72.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CUC0.48	$0.66 €0.59	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CUC1.79	$0.82 €0.73	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CUC1.04	$1.35 €1.20	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 CUC1.73	$0.37 €0.33	-78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85 CUC1.85	$0.40 €0.36	-78.4%
Average			-32.7%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Cuba	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 CUC4.83	$6.94 €6.17	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$32.25 €28.70	+43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.20 CUC6.20	$9.85 €8.76	+58.8%
Average			+2.7%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Cuba	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.21 CUC90.21	$14.62 €13.01	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.03 CUC254.03	$487.51 €433.90	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.40 CUC214.40	$337.38 €300.28	+57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.20 CUC36.20	$156.91 €139.66	+333.5%
Average			+77.0%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Cuba	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$551.61 €490.95	+392.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	$9,536.02 €8,487.40	+36.2%
Average			+159.0%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 CUC1.60	$5.26 €4.68	+228.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 CUC1.11	$3.34 €2.97	+200.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 CUC2.00	$5.89 €5.24	+194.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.00 CUC19.00	$40.48 €36.03	+113.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$9.37 €8.34	+1002.2%
Average			+287.6%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.7% more for clothing

	Cuba	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00 CUC37.00	$103.76 €92.35	+180.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 CUC37.00	$45.79 €40.76	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.67 CUC68.67	$91.90 €81.79	+33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.00 CUC56.00	$159.27 €141.76	+184.4%
Average			+90.7%

Cuba vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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