Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 15.2% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$10.88
€10.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.29
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$6.26
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$30.34
€28.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$488.99
€453.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$348.24
€323.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$497.03
€461.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$38.81
€36.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$8.35
€7.75
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$164.00
€152.15
|
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