Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 28.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Lithuania
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
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pay 36.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
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Lithuania
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
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pay 52.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
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Lithuania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
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pay 63.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Lithuania
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
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Lithuania
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
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pay 15.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Lithuania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$115.33
€106.21
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