Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 40.9% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$2.71
$10,332
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.60
$2,295
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.46
$1,750
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$1.61
$6,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$3.28
$12,496
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.55
$5,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.83
$3,171
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.29
$1,120
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.37
$1,402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.40
$1,512
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.30
$1,159
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.33
$1,275
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$2.04
$7,765
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$23.61
$90,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$11.28
$43,031
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$208.57
$795,660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$176.18
$672,111
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
|
pay 63.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$104.33
$398,021
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$0.90
$3,417
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$1.21
$4,599
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$18.34
$69,968
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$2.91
$11,113
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$45.16
$172,272
|
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