Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

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Japan

Kobe vs. Siauliai Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 17.1% more expensive than Siauliai.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Kobe
Housing: pay 40.7% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Kobe

The cost of groceries and housing in Kobe are more expensive than in Siauliai. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kobe. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kobe.

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Kobe vs. Siauliai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kobe instead of Siauliai, you would:

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pay 22.2% less for restaurants

	Siauliai	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$7.59 ¥1,200	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 €6.23	$4.87 ¥770	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.66	$1.17 ¥184	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.60 ¥95	-46.3%
Average			-22.2%

Siauliai vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Siauliai	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 €1.20	$1.29 ¥204	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 €4.63	$6.33 ¥1,000	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 €3.36	$5.78 ¥913	+53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$2.05 ¥325	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 €3.41	$3.16 ¥499	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$3.53 ¥558	+309.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$1.36 ¥215	+107.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$2.28 ¥360	+190.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$3.54 ¥559	+364.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$1.72 ¥272	+303.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$1.58 ¥249	+521.5%
Average			+104.7%

Siauliai vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Siauliai	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$4.10 ¥648	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.47 €28.90	$63.27 ¥9,997	+94.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.04 €10.71	$28.47 ¥4,499	+136.5%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 40.7% more for housing

	Siauliai	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.29	$31.16 ¥4,923	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$687.49 ¥109K	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.33 €269.08	$463.95 ¥73,311	+53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.67 €151.90	$111.27 ¥17,583	-34.8%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	Siauliai	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$646.49 €575.40	$322.65 ¥50,984	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	$6,149.41 ¥972K	-45.7%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Siauliai	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.06 ¥326	-63.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 €2.99	$2.34 ¥370	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$3.48 ¥550	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.55 €25.41	$46.39 ¥7,331	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$11.39 ¥1,799	+13.0%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Siauliai	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.18 €59.80	$50.30 ¥7,948	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$25.31 ¥3,999	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$45.97 ¥7,264	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.78 €89.69	$65.37 ¥10,330	-35.1%
Average			-34.2%

Siauliai vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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