Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 4.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Japan, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Japan
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Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$9.60
€8.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$4.50
€4.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$30.24
€28.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$411.89
€385.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$288.97
€270.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$398.36
€372.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Lithuania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$115.33
€107.82
|
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