Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 33.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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