Lithuania vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lithuania North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$616
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1704
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$29384
$9292
😃 Human freedom index
8.44
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
77
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
40
🌐 English speaking %
31.1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.82M

The average cost of living in Lithuania ($1227) is 60% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($769). Lithuania ranked 63rd vs 138th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Lithuania compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 38th and 72nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lithuania vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Lithuania and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lithuania North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.57
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4177
$2087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2486
$1461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$6.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.17
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$625
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10921
$4156

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1434
581K
Kaunas
$1258
305K
Klaipeda
$1077
158K
Siauliai
$964
104K
Panevezys
$982
87.9K
Alytus
$881
51.9K
Marijampole
$928
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$860
33.2K
Jonava
$859
27.1K
Utena
$974
25.6K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$880
423K
Tetovo
$770
63.2K
Bitola
$663
69.3K
Kumanovo
$675
70.8K
Prilep
$591
63.3K
Ohrid
$738
38.8K
Veles
$587
40.7K
Strumica
$702
33.8K
Stip
$620
42K
Kavadarci
$610
32K