Cost of living comparison
Australia is 94.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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