Cost of living comparison
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Gothenburg vs. Siauliai Cost of Living Summary
Gothenburg is 57.6% more expensive than Siauliai.
Gothenburg vs. Siauliai Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Gothenburg instead of Siauliai, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
€6.98
|
$13.00
SEK128.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
€6.23
|
$12.45
SEK123.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
€1.66
|
$2.88
SEK28.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.00
|
$2.31
SEK22.90
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.20
|
$2.75
SEK27.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.63
|
$5.67
SEK56.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.77
€3.36
|
$6.33
SEK62.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
$3.85
SEK38.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
€3.41
|
$5.16
SEK51.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.38
SEK13.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$1.11
SEK11.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.33
SEK13.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$1.98
SEK19.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.38
|
$0.81
SEK8.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
€0.23
|
$0.75
SEK7.40
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of groceries
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
€6.21
|
$6.72
SEK66.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.47
€28.90
|
$85.98
SEK852.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,308.11
€24,305.20
|
$32,980.57
SEK327K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
€10.71
|
$19.55
SEK193.80
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.93
€13.29
|
$33.52
SEK332.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.90
€373.73
|
$1,031.40
SEK10,223.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.33
€269.08
|
$918.63
SEK9,106.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
€151.90
|
$79.29
SEK785.96
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of housing
pay 63.7% less for childcare
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$646.49
€575.40
|
$220.01
SEK2,180.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,322.02
€10,077.00
|
$4,384.08
SEK43,458.06
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of childcare
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
€4.98
|
$6.95
SEK68.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€2.99
|
$4.95
SEK49.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
€5.58
|
$8.30
SEK82.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
€25.41
|
$35.01
SEK347.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$18.44
SEK182.84
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Siauliai
|
Gothenburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.18
€59.80
|
$88.19
SEK874.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
€29.90
|
$32.97
SEK326.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.58
€79.73
|
$87.70
SEK869.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.78
€89.69
|
$131.74
SEK1,305.93
|
|
Siauliai vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing
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