Lithuania vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lithuania Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1117
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$2776
🏠 One person rent
$566
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$982
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1387
$1477
💸 GDP per capita
$27786
$22057
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
53
🌐 English speaking %
38%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
78
83
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
2.86M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Lithuania ($1117) is 7% less expensive than in Poland ($1197). Lithuania ranked 63rd vs 54th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lithuania compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 39th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lithuania vs Poland

We calculate prices for Lithuania and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3727
$3409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.78
$8.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8321
$8676

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1261
581K
Kaunas
$1150
305K
Klaipeda
$969
158K
Siauliai
$953
104K
Panevezys
$950
87.9K
Alytus
$850
51.9K
Marijampole
$882
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$983
33.2K
Jonava
$847
27.1K
Utena
$936
25.6K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K