Cost of living comparison
Canada is 68.3% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Canada instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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