Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 14.7% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% more in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 54.9% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Lithuania
Housing: pay 12.6% less in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 31.0% less in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Lithuania

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lithuania.

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Lithuania vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lithuania instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 58.6% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 ₩9,422	$11.74 €10.45	+66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 ₩8,230	$7.87 €7.00	+27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 ₩2,039	$2.61 €2.33	+71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₩1,181	$2.25 €2.00	+153.8%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

	South Korea	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 ₩4,055	$1.58 €1.40	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 ₩8,174	$5.60 €4.98	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₩10,982	$5.10 €4.54	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 ₩3,923	$3.09 €2.75	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 ₩5,484	$3.19 €2.84	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00 ₩5,342	$0.77 €0.68	-80.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.55 ₩2,069	$0.66 €0.59	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,000	$0.82 €0.73	-72.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 ₩3,513	$1.35 €1.20	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 ₩2,715	$0.37 €0.33	-81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ₩1,685	$0.40 €0.36	-68.4%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	South Korea	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 ₩6,685	$6.94 €6.17	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.10 ₩61,538	$32.25 €28.70	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,394.53 ₩38M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.59 ₩11,470	$9.85 €8.76	+14.6%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	South Korea	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.34 ₩32,490	$14.62 €13.01	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$561.73 ₩750K	$487.51 €433.90	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.83 ₩518K	$337.38 €300.28	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.72 ₩205K	$156.91 €139.66	+2.1%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 31.0% less for childcare

	South Korea	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.93 ₩729K	$551.61 €490.95	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,214.53 ₩27M	$9,536.02 €8,487.40	-52.8%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 ₩4,403	$5.26 €4.68	+59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,888	$3.34 €2.97	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 ₩4,467	$5.89 €5.24	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.32 ₩76,507	$40.48 €36.03	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 ₩15,062	$9.37 €8.34	-17.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	South Korea	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.53 ₩90,139	$103.76 €92.35	+53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.43 ₩71,316	$45.79 €40.76	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.10 ₩104K	$91.90 €81.79	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.84 ₩137K	$159.27 €141.76	+54.9%
Average			+24.5%

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