Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.5% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.73
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.98
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.86
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,820.60
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.99
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.42
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.07
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€320.95
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.46
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.10
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,743.55
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.90
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.82
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Lithuania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.31
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.04
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.59
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.63
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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