Cost of living comparison
Australia is 87.1% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Australia instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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