Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 30.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Romania, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$9.60
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$30.24
€28.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$411.89
€384.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$288.97
€269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$398.36
€372.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$35.04
€32.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$115.33
€107.73
|
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