Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 6.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.03
|
$10.09
€9.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.37
|
$8.14
€7.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.50
|
$4.85
€4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.88
|
$3.95
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.49
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.08
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.77
|
$7.06
€6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.96
|
$23.92
€22.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,349.65
|
$26,691.01
€24,603.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.92
|
$9.39
€8.65
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.86
|
$25.00
€23.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€450.74
|
$454.70
€419.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€321.01
|
$349.83
€322.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.57
|
$207.98
€191.71
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€458.16
|
$200.34
€184.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,696.37
|
$7,293.58
€6,723.12
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.91
|
$3.06
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.68
|
$5.61
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.77
|
$45.53
€41.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.70
|
$8.73
€8.05
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.46
|
$88.43
€81.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.16
|
$32.00
€29.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.23
|
$75.24
€69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€151.18
|
$98.03
€90.36
|
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