Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 13.8% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$9.60
€8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$6.57
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$30.24
€28.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$411.89
€382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$288.97
€268.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$398.36
€369.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Mississippi
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$115.33
€107.00
|
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