Cost of living comparison
China is 5.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in China instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Lithuania
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 87.9% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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