Cost of living comparison
Canada is 73.9% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Canada instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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