Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
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Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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