Cost of living comparison
Israel is 68.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Israel instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 73.6% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.97
|
$17.90
₪68.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.53
|
$2.50
₪9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.91
₪7.31
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.21
|
$6.33
₪24.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.68
|
$6.35
₪24.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$4.41
₪16.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.35
₪5.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.01
₪3.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.78
₪2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.80
₪3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.57
₪2.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.54
₪2.07
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.14
|
$7.29
₪27.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.27
|
$56.84
₪217.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$16.01
₪61.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€385.07
|
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€270.15
|
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€372.42
|
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$7.83
₪29.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$3.48
₪13.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.76
|
$63.71
₪243.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$11.62
₪44.46
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.82
|
$124.42
₪475.93
|
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