Cost of living comparison
Spain is 16.7% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Spain instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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