Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 12.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$9.60
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$30.24
€28.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$411.89
€384.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$288.97
€269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$398.36
€372.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$35.04
€32.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$115.33
€107.73
|
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