Cost of living
Lithuania
compared to
China

	Lithuania	China
Cost of living one person	$993	$718
Cost of living Family	$2385	$1974
One person rent	$601	$463
Family rent	$1896	$1485
Food expenses	$431	$242
Transport expenses	$47.45	$72.12
Monthly salary after tax	$1192.66	$771.56
Quality of life	32.61	32.86
Human freedom index	6.63	4.38
Life expectancy	66.69	74.48
English speaking %	42.47%	8.76%
Population	2.8M	1.41B

The average cost of living in Lithuania ($993) is 39% more expensive than in China ($718). Lithuania ranked 85th vs 134th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Lithuania compared to 1.1 months in China .

Eating Out
	Lithuania	China
Lunch Menu	$9.55	$3.27
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.07	$26
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$5.28
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.03
Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.8
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.58

Rent & Utilities
	Lithuania	China
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590.88	$324.01
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354.79	$198.02
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888.16	$688.04
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748.29	$551.3
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163.64	$37.47
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189.24	$59.36
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.49	$10.32
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$4.28	$4.89
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4212	$5017
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2165	$3339

Transportation
	Lithuania	China
Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.33
Monthly ticket local transport	$37.09	$17.54
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.78	$5.05
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.24

Groceries
	Lithuania	China
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.82
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.58
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.05
Eggs, x12	$3.43	$1.42
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.38	$12.91
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$4.17
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.54	$10.98
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.37
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.1
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.7
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.03
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.46
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.18
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.89	$12.95
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.93
Cigarette pack	$5.46	$4.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.11	$4.27
Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.12
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.6
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.9

Other
	Lithuania	China
Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.25	$39.29
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$5.9
Doctor's visit	$47.46	$32.27
Haircut, simple	$10.46	$5.12
Brand Jeans	$85.5	$61.27
Brand Sneakers	$86.82	$78.06
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$597.13	$491.51
International Primary School, 1 year	$7245	$18082

Cost of living Lithuania compared to China