Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 83.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.16
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.00
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.62
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.36
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.04
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.90
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.67
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.45
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.91
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.60
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.65
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.30
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.47
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.32
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.01
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM686.03
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.23
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.67
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM154.40
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.16
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
|
pay 69.2% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM266.47
|
$115.33
€106.21
|
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