Cost of Living inŠiauliai, Lithuania
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Lithuania: $47,165/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 49% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
6.8 / 10
#19 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Lithuania; Šiauliai-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Good public schools
Assessment snapshot: 2022
Expat access
Resident families can use it
conditionalInstruction
Lithuanian
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
466
Below OECD avg
PISA 2022 · OECD avg ~480
Why this quality rating
Lithuania has solid PISA outcomes, particularly in reading, and has improved meaningfully over recent assessment cycles. The public system is well-structured.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident families can use public schools, which teach in Lithuanian. International English-medium programs exist mainly in Vilnius.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal with school supervisionHomeschooling is legal in Lithuania since 2020. Students must be enrolled in a school. Assessment and curriculum guidance comes from the school. Relatively new framework, still evolving.
Homeschool legality in Lithuania — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Lithuania.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$775-$1,025
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$1,400-$1,800
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Šiauliai is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Lithuania.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
StrongGood national coverage, strong doctor availability, and solid hospital-bed capacity support this rating.
Public care
LimitedThe tracked facility mix leans away from public providers weigh on this rating.
Private care
MixedA clearly private facility base and visible specialty depth help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
78/100
2023
Physicians
4.47/1k
2022
Hospital beds
5.71/1k
2022
Out of pocket
31%
2024
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
77.2 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
8/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
1.9/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Lithuania yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Real Estate | — |
2024 annual wages in Šiauliai, Lithuania · Source: Eurostat Regional
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Šiauliai compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.9x further in Šiauliai than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Lithuania here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Šiauliai cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Šiauliai is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 49% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Šiauliai. We are using the country-level cost index for Lithuania here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Šiauliai compare with New York City?
Rent in Šiauliai is about 84% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Lithuania here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Šiauliai?
Groceries in Šiauliai are about 54% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 44% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Lithuania here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
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