Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 25.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$115.33
€106.21
|
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