Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 29.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$10.47
kr114.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$8.27
kr90.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.80
kr19.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$1.63
kr17.74
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.32
kr25.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$4.47
kr48.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$4.74
kr51.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.01
kr32.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.05
kr44.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.20
kr13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.00
kr10.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.15
kr12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.57
kr17.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.60
kr6.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.60
kr6.53
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$7.21
kr78.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$69.67
kr760.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$23,170.07
kr252,870.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$22.12
kr241.46
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$28.54
kr311.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$736.74
kr8,040.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$574.14
kr6,265.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$61.61
kr672.38
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$129.63
kr1,414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$3,186.61
kr34,777.51
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$6.47
kr70.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.66
kr39.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$6.21
kr67.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$36.95
kr403.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$12.40
kr135.33
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$78.79
kr859.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$34.00
kr371.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$80.12
kr874.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$121.88
kr1,330.17
|
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