Cost of living comparison
Poland is 16.1% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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