Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 26.6% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Lithuania
Housing: pay 38.7% less in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Lithuania

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

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Lithuania vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lithuania instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK139.16	$11.74 €10.45	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK106.72	$7.87 €7.00	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.69	$2.61 €2.33	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.50	$2.25 €2.00	+8.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Sweden	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.96	$1.58 €1.40	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.73	$5.60 €4.98	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK60.17	$5.10 €4.54	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.96	$3.09 €2.75	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK52.06	$3.19 €2.84	-39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.45	$0.77 €0.68	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.35	$0.66 €0.59	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.83	$0.82 €0.73	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK19.15	$1.35 €1.20	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.53	$0.37 €0.33	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.23	$0.40 €0.36	-45.2%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Sweden	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.87	$6.94 €6.17	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK770.99	$32.25 €28.70	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK317K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK225.41	$9.85 €8.76	-56.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Sweden	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK378.26	$14.62 €13.01	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	$487.51 €433.90	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	$337.38 €300.28	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK968.44	$156.91 €139.66	+60.6%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	$551.61 €490.95	+255.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	$9,536.02 €8,487.40	+29.9%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.98	$5.26 €4.68	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK44.08	$3.34 €2.97	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.80	$5.89 €5.24	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK407.65	$40.48 €36.03	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK154.45	$9.37 €8.34	-39.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Sweden	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK905.76	$103.76 €92.35	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK445.93	$45.79 €40.76	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK942.07	$91.90 €81.79	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	$159.27 €141.76	+7.1%
Average			+4.6%

Sweden vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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