Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 11.8% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 39.2% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Lithuania
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 48.0% more in Lithuania

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

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Lithuania vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$11.74 €10.48	+174.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$7.87 €7.02	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$2.61 €2.33	+174.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$2.25 €2.01	+247.2%
Average			+131.3%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.58 €1.41	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$5.60 €5.00	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$5.10 €4.55	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$3.09 €2.76	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.19 €2.85	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.77 €0.68	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.66 €0.59	-41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.82 €0.73	-39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.35 €1.20	-7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.37 €0.33	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.40 €0.36	-58.2%
Average			-39.2%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$6.94 €6.19	+80.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$32.25 €28.79	-7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$9.85 €8.79	+15.8%
Average			+15.8%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$14.62 €13.05	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$487.51 €435.16	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$337.38 €301.15	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$156.91 €140.06	+150.2%
Average			+22.0%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$551.61 €492.38	+2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$9,536.02 €8,512.02	-45.5%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$5.26 €4.69	+188.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.34 €2.98	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$5.89 €5.26	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$40.48 €36.13	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$9.37 €8.36	-6.0%
Average			+32.8%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$103.76 €92.62	+70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$45.79 €40.88	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$91.90 €82.03	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$159.27 €142.17	+71.7%
Average			+48.0%

Taiwan vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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