Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 7.4% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$10.88
€10.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$6.91
€6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$5.97
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.63
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$3.34
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$6.26
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$30.34
€28.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$35,094.53
€32,493.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$8.59
€7.96
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$13.95
€12.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$488.99
€452.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$348.24
€322.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$145.99
€135.17
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$497.03
€460.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$8,349.41
€7,730.50
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$5.07
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$38.81
€35.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$8.35
€7.73
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$101.39
€93.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$41.40
€38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$91.38
€84.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$164.00
€151.85
|
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