Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 89.1% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Illinois
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$16.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$8.98
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.88
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$4.96
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$3.39
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.36
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.96
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.75
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.12
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.27
|
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pay 73.1% more for transportation
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Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$3.73
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$85.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$25,072.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$16.37
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$63.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$1,273.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$1,019.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$1,216.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$4.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$9.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$39.16
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$11.22
|
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pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$45.75
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$33.86
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$75.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$105.59
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