Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.9 times more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
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