Cost of living comparison
Norway is 72.4% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Norway instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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