Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 50.5% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 79.5% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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