Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. Panevezys Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 57.3% more expensive than Panevezys.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 52.5% more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 37.6% more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Tauranga

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Tauranga are more expensive than in Panevezys. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tauranga.

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Tauranga vs. Panevezys Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tauranga instead of Panevezys, you would:

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 €10.96	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+13.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$1.79 NZ$3.17	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-7.4%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 52.5% more for groceries

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.32	$1.95 NZ$3.44	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 €4.48	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.23	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92 €2.60	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 €2.31	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.14 NZ$2.02	+49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$1.01 NZ$1.79	+31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.78 NZ$1.38	+208.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.55 NZ$0.97	+28.0%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.47 €5.76	$6.43 NZ$11.37	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.16 €31.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.85 €8.77	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+81.9%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.22 €12.66	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+254.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+161.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.13 €259.12	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+311.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.29 €139.11	$88.36 NZ$156.26	-43.5%
Average			+152.8%

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pay 37.6% more for childcare

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.56 €415.25	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	+56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,234.09 €8,218.67	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	+21.3%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+265.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.80	$54.34 NZ$96.09	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €7.97	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+25.1%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Panevezys	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.97 €99.66	$65.17 NZ$115.24	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.93	$37.35 NZ$66.04	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.62 €71.76	$91.87 NZ$162.46	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-34.8%
Average			-7.8%

Panevezys vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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