Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 72.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
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