Is LITHUANIA Still GOOD VALUE in 2024?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Is Lithuania Still GOOD VALUE in 2024?
Join me as we delve into the cost of living in Lithuania in 2024
We check out foods, transport, accommodation, eating out, markets and supermarkets, to see if prices are still attractive in Lithuania
Shot in Vilnius, we get a good idea of what living and vacationing in Bulgaria could cost.
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I miss Lithuania. It is such a nice country, especially in their countryside, Druskininkai, my partner's hometown. ❤
As native Estonian mercantile approach to our countries is just one possibility, but for many of us it's something secondary. We just love our countries, we are ready to fight for their independence, we are used with our nature, langue, culture, we will not change that so easily - there are many countries far richer, with higher living standards etc - I don't care absolutely at all - I can visit them but return to my home. I have sometimes feeling that for many cultures? individuals? the word "home" have different meaning - home here or there or there -no difference! Have they ever felt what "home" really means? You just cannot change it. And prices? Who cares!
I love Estonia beautiful country respect Brother from Kaunas Lithuania 🇪🇪🇱🇹
And who is attacking you?
I don't understand?
On the other hand, you finance directly war against Russia and provoking them.
And you speak about fight for independence?
Believe me, if Russians attack you, they will do that from hate against you, not because they want your little land...
Braliukas🇱🇻❤️🇱🇹
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Mano kaimynas ❤
Thank you my friend. I can’t wait to visit Lithuania in one month👍🏻👏🏻✌🏻🤙🏻
You won't regret it!! 👍😃 Thanks for watching, my friend!!
I'm Lithuanian - amazing vlog - great content. Thumbs up 👍
Hi can i get job in Luthania as an African Immigrant??
Enjoyed your video! I visited Lithuania a couple of days ago. It was a fascinating place.
Very nice video 😊 Greetings from Lithuania ❤
Thank you so much 👍🙂
Lithuanians are not slavic, anr russian language is not in theri blood - its propaganda fron russia and belloruss. Old russain language was only for writing ii miidle age Great Duchies of Lithuania
I am Latvian, sometimes i see Russians saying that my language is a dog language and they say the same thing about Lithuanian language. Russians are imperalists :)
Actually, Mr. Putin, the dear leader/protector of all slavic peoples begs to differ. A nice little russian re-liberation and subsequent re-education to a version of history more aligned to master amateur historian Putinha's tastes will make your slavophobia go away. Ura! 💪🇷🇺💪
@@Bac4-qu6qg7sk4vej dirst, jobanais orku loh.
A lot of people speaks Russian in Lithuania no problem with that, just younger generation now speaks english instead of.
@@vaidasbmwreview1516people over 45
Į sveikatą! 🥂
Welcome🙌
Thank you so much! 👍🙂
16 years ago i been in vilnius , nice place
Now it's different bro
@@HardoMee I can imagine,
@@HardoMee who cares ...........
I visited ten years ago and it was really cheap then. Prices have just gone sky high since. Inflation has hit hard. A lot of those items you mentioned are cheaper in Italy where I live.
He is in Vilnius, this region is above the EU average in terms of GDP per capita, and from quick google its around the same level as Liguria or Tuscany (from 2022) statistics, and has grown further since, so would guess its now similar to Veneto. And salaries have grown with it. Lots of tech companies here. Which ofcourse drives up prices. If he went to Siauliai the prices would be cheaper. Maybe not supermarkets, because those tend to be similar across the country, but restaurants and local markets would be quite a lot cheaper. Housing is also much cheaper in other regions because lots of migration is happening to Vilnius.
So yes, 10 years ago Lithuania was much cheaper, but in 10 years Lithuania has almost doubled its gdp and average salary, while Italy was actually richer 10 years ago than it is now. At least according to the trading economics website.
This is what economic growth looks like. In early 2015, minimal monthly salary in Lithuania was 300 EUR. It is 924 EUR now and is expected to go up to 1070 Eur next year. We're talking almost 360% rise in 10 years. Similar dynamics with the average salary. How much did salaries in Italy rise since 2015? On the other hand, independent of what a video like that shows or says, it cannot, by definition, be treated as a serious analysis of prices in the country, and if you're interested, you should always seek official data.
Salaries went up also 3 x times.
Prices haven't grown the same rate as salaries, gdp is not telling the truth, you have unicorns employees, but the shops cashiers could afford to live in downtown 20 years ago, now they hardly make it in fabijoniskes. The pulse should be taken on the low-earning categories. If Elon Musk moved to Vilnius avg gdp would triple at least, should the price increase the same ratio? Despite having better economical indices many lithuanians, especially in their 20s-30s, are emigrating. The raise of population in the last 2 years is due to extra EU immigrants running from the war. Lithuanians are hiding the truth of a socially unbalanced situation behind average numbers.
@@milanfanas Taip, taip. Sveikas atvykęs į rytų Europą. Dabar pakeliauk po likusį pasaulį ir pasižiūrėk kaip gyvena absoliuti žmonijos dalis.
Great video my friend! I hope you had a great time in Lithuania! I Sveikatą, Justin!
your pronunciation for "I Sveikata" Is spot on!
Thank you so much! 🙂👍
Mr. Justin, why your vlogs are so fenomenal, since I'm watching this vlog for the second time)). I sveikata!
Thanks a lot, i am so happy to hear that! 👍🙂
Thank you dear Justin
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. 👍👌
Me and my girlfriend love your channel Justin! She is from Riga, I am from The Netherlands and wil be visiting Riga next month for a couple weeks. We would love to have a beer if you are up for that my man! Thanks and much love!
Omg, so expencive😮
@@robirobi7300 'expensive.'
I hope you understand that Riga is not in Lithuania? But in Latvia? Haha
@@richardb4732 I know my bro but since Justin lives in Riga I just put it here
Hello from Florida. Thank you for reviewing my beautiful city. As russian speaker I say you have very impressive russian language!
Very informative! The restaurant looked good! The supermarket proces for some stuff seemed a little expensive
Good day from accra, Ghana. Lovely videos. I will soon come to Latvia for a conference and will hit you up bro. Stay fabulously blessed 🙌
Welcome to my country🇱🇻 i hope you will like it. But please watch your wallet, phone when walking through tunnels in Rīga and the central market😊
Don't get mixed up.Latvia and Lithuania are different countries.
great video justin friend
Thank you mate 👍🙂
I love Hesburger. Cucumber sauce is so good. Nice video about our southern brothers. Greetings from Riga.
Hey brother :}} Cucumber sauce
@@zilvinaspaura7221 Sorry to say, I don't know, bro! Never tried any.
Great video. I also love cepelinai with mushroom sauce. And by the way traditionally Saltibarsciai (cold beetroot soup) always comes with potatoes on the side.
Thank you so much for your input, i really appreciate it!👍🙂
My grandmother is from Lithuania, I'm actually half Lithuanian. She used to make the beet soup,it was so good 😋 I miss her 😢.
I want to visit Lithuania one day. 🇱🇹
In Australia in the 1970s/1980s if you travelled around Australia going interstate used to be like going to different countries. Its 2024 and Lithuanian food courts look the same as Australian food courts #sadness
Just saying but when I lived in Peterborough and Spalding I noticed Sansburys usedf to have small sections of Polish and Lithuanian dairy in there (bigger ones), and you could find "Surelis" there as well from Lithuania.
Amazing video Justin, please visit again Lithuania, as its a amazing country, and also try visiting Klaipėda city, and try visiting the Nida,its a place next to klaipeda, whith alot of attractions and restaurants and many things to explore!
Thank you so much my friend for the advice, I am always looking for new fun places to visit
Prices are high since 2022 inflation, when it was 20%. And still high. ,,Селёдка под шубой,, is the best with vodka. the buckwheat at the supermarket is 0.01€ only that way, if you spend 30€ or more at the store. You have good speak in russian Justin.
As a Lithuanian living in germany I can say that I would never buy a ketchup for 4.90.
This is embarrassing.
Crazy right?
HEINZ not even good tomato sauce. There are amazing ones in a jar locally made that costs half of that.
As a Lithuanian I thank you first of all for the fact that you cover our country. Prices have become unsupportable since Euro displaced our Litas. Did you ask what is the average pension and then calculate.
Don't think it's related to the EUR, it was fine until the past couple of years, along with the inflation all over the place.
@@nrk9857 Sorry, but this is not the case, especially if you compare the situation with the neighbours in Poland. There is almost no sector in economy in which Lithuania is able to compete with them.
12:19, this dish is called "didžkukuliai". Similar but not quite "cepelinai". Made out of boiled potatoes rather than raw shredded potatoes like cepelinai.
Accordingly, if "mėsos kukuliai" goes as meatballs, "didžkukuliai" should go as big balls. Maybe he even knew, just didn't want to admit he just ate a pair of big balls.
Didžkukuliai are made from raw shredded potatoes by adding a little boiled n potato starch. Cepelinai are made only from boiled potatoes.
Prices in market are more cheap than in my Belgrade Serbia
Food prices in Lithuania sky high by minimum wage. People can’t afford buy what they want in shop. Prices same as in Uk , but Uk minimum wage twice higher
Yeah but in UK we paying way more for rent even bills higher, all type of
insurance and prices of food slightly less UK then Lithuania
the prices are quite small for a good retail chain and in such a mall, you did not choose the cheapest alternatives and did not use a discount card, which gives even more offers and discounts. Thanks for the good review. I Sveikata!🍻
Thank you so much for your input, i really appreciate it! 👍🙂
I'm interested in visiting the country, but was afraid of the language barrier. It seemed like you were able to get around quite well just using English.
nice review
Thank you so much! 🙂👍
its same prices like switzerland, just salarys 5x lower than switzerland in lithuania
Prices higher than Austria
oh please stop the bullshit!!
@@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat said the coward anonymous account without providing any rebuttal to the main truth, that Lithuania has become insanely expensive
After a semester in France for studies, I just came back and haven't been shopping yet, this is weirdly informative haha but the prices have increased a bit :DD
👋🏼 Small struggling Travel Channel here. I love your content, thanks for this great video! You inspire me to keep grinding my channel, maby one day I’ll grow as big as you 🥲
bro took that shot and said i sveikata perfectly btw
Thank you so much, i am happy to hear that! 👍😃
Ohhh, I can see my house. btw, you probably shot this on monday, Kalvariu turgos is closed on monday. Restaurants is not much of a thing still in most of the baltics, people eat at home. So restaurants tend to be reared towards higher income rather than working class
Grill london is nice Justin lovely steak and chicken freshly cooked low fat and not badly priced too
Thank you very much for your input!
good videoo bro . thanks
I am so glad you liked it! 👍🙂
Antras vairuotojas
-Ką jus norit? :)))))
you are doing a great job. please can you do a tour in klaipeda anytime soon?
Cepelinai with meat in Etno Dvaras and Senoji kibininė 🙂 į sveikatą 😊 nice video
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Public transport not taking a card in 2024 seems like an oversight by the transport company. Some of the pricing in the supermarket seems pretty close to Australia. However that hotel room would have been 3x as much here at least.
greetings! I'm impressed by your Lithuanian impression!)) see yah more in real Lithuania!
still looks like good value to me i was worried when i heard abot inflation highs but 500g chicken still costing around 3.5 euro is survivable
Nice you visited Lithuania mate, at all is no cheap country anymore😁😁😁
Very cool video, keep going mate.
Thank you mate! 👍🙂
Love Vilnius Justin, the tower you were at you can go inside for an underground tour if the cathedral and discover where they found the king buried etc.
Just behind that cathedral is the palace museum there is also a museum to do with freedom where you can see the kgb cells etc.
Thank you very much 😊
People in Lithuania dont smile, just like people in Hungary. They Forget that they are no longer in Soviet Union. Hahahahahah
Samane (Samagonas) Moonshine but you need to try homemade
It's still looking like better value than the UK supermarkets. Keep up the great work, Justin.
It all depends on how much you earn though.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 Very true.
Welcome to Lithuania !👍
Thank you so much! 👍🙂
Food and utilities are expensive if you are on a Lithuanian wage. It was cheap in the 90s but prices increased and wages didnt.
Even coming from other parts of the Eurozone to visit, it isnt that cheap these days though diesel fuel is a bit cheaper.
Also at the end of the day you cant compare Vilnius to the rest of the country. You need to visit the rest to get the true feel for the country.
Wages didn't? Where do u get that info?🤡 and what is different compared to rest of Lithuania? Personally i don't feel any different except lots of tourists in capital...
@@xtp-knight7418 I lived there and have family there. The switchover was a bit of a con.
Try going to a small town compared to Vilnius.
And lay off the emojis Gaidys.
@@xtp-knight7418 Wages didn't increase in line with food prices at the introduction of the euro and some professions and jobs are still playing catch up.
As it is Lithuania is now 6th out of EU countries for food inflation. Lithuanians are paying almost the same as richer EU countries for food but have lower salaries. You can see that when you live abroad and return to Lithuania. It isn't cheap and I wouldn't want to be paying those prices, and rent and utilities out of an average Lithuanian salary, which is about 1000 euros less than elsewhere. If someone on an Irish salary and having to pay Irish prices says that Lithuania isn't cheap then it isn't cheap.
nice video we love Lithuania and invite everyone to visit there. is one of the oldest languages in the world
I looked it up, Tupla is Finnish. Hesburgers and Tupla are making me think that Finns have great taste for food. A few days ago went to McDonalds - it was so bad! Hadn't had it for years and I ain't going there again, the burgers are so bad. And meanwhile - Hesburger is sooo good! The BBQ burger, Double cheese burger, the main Hesburger it self, all of those are so good! And Tupla is the best chocolate bar out there imo.
Come on, a Canadian media personality just said that Hesburger is crapola.
@@praisane I went 20 years of my life thinking I disliked burgers, cus every time I tried them, they tasted so bad to me (the McDonalds). And then I tried Hesburgers and I was blown away! They are really good imo.
Hesburger tortillias are sooooooo good
Useful informative video
Thank you, i am glad it was helpful! 👍🙂
I sveikata ! 🥃
Thank you so much mate... I appreciate the support👍👌
Lithuania best place to live in 🎉
Nebesvaik 😂😂😂
The food prices are high, because the market is small and there is almost no competition. So to attract customers, shops make discounts for lots of products. There are so many items on sale (which is typically 25-40% off) so majority of people only buy items which are on sale. And if you need specific product, which is at full price in one shop, usually it is on sale in another shop. And we have lots of grocery shops. For example in small town with 12000 residents, there are 14 grocery shops + bazaar.
Thank you so much for sharing, i really appreciate it! 👍
Justin if i meet you in Vilnius i will buy you a ticket :)
If the inspectors are Russian, just speak Russian like I did!
When you put the market prices on the screen, it would hav been good if you put the shop price next to it so the viewer could compare. You went fairly fast so could not take in and memorise for the comparisons. Also would be good if you put the county's minimum wage up too in the comparisons. The Lithuanian minimum wage is less than the UK, so everything is cheaper in the UK.
Thank you very much for your input!
National food is best to "Žemaičio ąsotis" I promise. Big porcions and best tastes ❤, try cepelinai and žemaičių blynai 🎉
I can confirm :D, one of better options for sure
Thanks for the advice, i will try it next time!! 👍😃
actually I want to move there my fathers land looks amazing!!! Everyone is friendly is all I see and English is the 2nd language
Great vid ! Hope you had fun in Lithuania. If you want to compare more prices, you could add some talks with locals about the rent prices, or check them on local renting sites. I traveled throu some countires and thats the big thing that changes living. Even in Lithuania top 4 cities haw a very diferent rent prices, but similar salaries.
I SVEIKATA :)
Thanks for the idea, i really appreciate it! 👍🙂
he says looks clean. the baltic countrys are always clean everythere .in shops in small shops or any cafe.they working with gloves..I living in UK 10 years and if you compare lithuanian and UK clean. So lithuania is 9 from 10 .uk is 2 from 10.some there is even minus 3 from 10
Thanks for sharing, i really appreciate it! 👍
is he in the same lithuania as us?
Dear Justin, Great review from our hometown. Speaking of food, I would like you to taste the products of our beloved, but not necessarily famous, brands. I would suggest very simple ~ 55-year-old Soviet Lithuanian recipe "Gaidelis" cookies, which are only made of flour (there can be several types) without large additives and flavor enhancers. Next - real black chocolate products from the "Pergalė" factory, also established in the Soviet era. Chocolate products of this brand are exported even to some African countries, not to mention Western Europe. I would also suggest a product of this brand or the brand "Naujoji Rūta" - the so-called "zefyras", which is made mainly from the heavy mass of apples by drying it and adding specific binders and sugar. The multi-chemical "marshmallows" you usually imagine from western companies are, I would say, a poor copy... I'm not a fan of the Soviet era, but I always post what's good and something to brag about. In conclusion, I would like to confirm that the cold soup "šaltibarščiai" widely heard and offered in our country is not a Lithuanian brand. My mother comes from the middle of Lithuania, she spent her youth there in yr. 1942-1963, and no one ever made such soups there. It is a modernization of one of the soup types of the western Black Sea and Pre-Balkan regions.
He is originally from Socialist Bułgaria ,expat living long time on UK, so nothing strange that his Russian pretty strong with perfect pronunciation
Visit Neringa, near Klaipėda, hands down the best place in the country.
good job Justin stay positive 😎
Thank you mate, always a pleasure to get your feedback.
btw I have not live in the country for 4 years now but you will never miss out on local foods and beer in a Snekutis Bar
It's funny when you say if you speak good English, and then saying your english is good. and I doubt you mean it. We speak at least 3 languages. You don't sound like a Brit. But please enjoy the Lithuania and traveling. Best thing what we can do! have fun!
Latvian central market cod 14 e a kilo Salmon in Maxima Salmon special 10 euro last week
In Latvia there's a myth that Lithuania is much cheaper. But from your video it seems that it's on par.
That's curious, we tend to have the opposite myth in Lithuania about Latvia. I guess it all goes back to the saying "the grass is greener of the other side".
Have been in Latvia 3 or 4 times in last 2 years and I think that in Latvia prices are higher. At least in supermarkets. I'm Lithianian by the way.
@@sabakag I guess it depends what you want to buy. I heard some people go to shopping trips to Lithuania, so I decided to go there 2 years ago to buy some materials for renovation. The prices were mostly a couple of cents lower. In the end I spent around 1000 eur and the savings were barely enough to cover the gas.
In Lithuanian there is myth Latvia is more expensive...
@@airidasra I just recently went to Klaipeda and what I've noticed is the gas is much cheaper, groceries are mostly a bit cheaper (although some stuff was more expensive) and the restaraunts are more expensive than in Latvia (plus the food in the restaraunts was not that good, but that just might be my luck).
the grocery store prices seem the same as here in Florida
what gets to me is old lovely buildings and up from behind it modern steal and black glass reaching to the clouds
After 20 coming back to live in Lithuanian I am rethinking desicion again . The biurocraty here unfaithful to their people I never experienced I others countries I been living. If you not working even one day they charge you for whole month mandatory health insurance and don’t worry if you will not pay they will take from your account 😅 people are rude to each other. Hight position like doctors , institutions workers treat you like a shit .
Hey, do you experience this in Lithuania or in other countries?
I guess living in a place is different to living there... Where did you live?
What a struggle with a busses 😂 Į sveikatą!🎉 great video
Thank you so much! 👍🙂
Hi,thanks for the video.The prices are quite high compared to prices in the UK and here there is only food, let alone clothing and we should not forget that salaries in Lithuania are half as low.
if you compare prices, be honest and compare the prices in the capital of the UK and at the supermarket in the shoping mall of the same level, but not with London's prices in the cheapest supermarkets. You obviously don't know and don't see that he didn't choose the cheapest options but took everything he wanted to take😁 Then lets talk about discount card from Maxima. Later tell us how much does a cab cost in London, public transport ticket and rent of apartment, how much do other services cost. So you have to remember that the people who writing here have been to many countries. This is not russia, wata.
@@alaskapollock8750hey I live in Leeds North of the UK and nowhere near London. Lithuania is an awesome country been 5 times but there is no denying your supermarket food is more expensive than the UK
@@Nunos645cgh Thank you for your kind words 😀 OK. I can agree that some prices in Lithuania are higher. But you certainly cannot say that food prices are generally higher in Lithuania. We can compare prices on the internet. Barbora/Maxima vs Sainsburys. For example todays prices, whole chicken 1 kg. Barbora 2.89€, Sainsbury's 2.70£ ie 3.15€, sunflower oil 1.25€ and 2.51€ for 1l. butter 6.81€ and 7.9€/1 kg. We can continue for other food items, bread, milk, pork, beef, various air-dried or smoked meat products, i.a. sausages etc.
You were picking quite random things. And then you went to Hales Turgus, which is notoriously expensive.The banana price you quoted, those are rare premium bananas, regular ones are about 1.39. Maxima prices can be checked at barbora grocery delivery service, prices are identical, they just deliver from maxima. Lithuania is not good value, also for not savvy shoppers it can be terrible value . The standart prices are very high, but there are lots of temporary (changes weekly) discounts. Imported branded products usually expensive (e.g. Oreos are half price in Poland)
Nice Bro..
Thank you👌
Justin my friend… Excellent video but that pink soup made me think like you were eating a bowl of Pepto Bismol…! 😂Whew, I would have to pass on that one…💯❤️👍 Greg
That pink soup is Number 1 in the world of cold soup. 😏
Very nice
Welcome
Thank you mate 👍🙂
AM SABBATH FROM GHANA, AM LOVING THIS COUNTRY ALREADY
LITHUANIA IS CHEAP
I HAVE TO MOVE TO LITHUANIA BY GRACE
Cost of living in Vilnius is actually 30% higher than in Accra, so cheap it ain't
Butter here from 1.67 up to 3.70
One thing , Maxima cost has 3 colors markings, blue mean a discount using maxima card / maxima app , red means for everyone And where they say 2 vnt . they meant you can buy 2 or more for that price , the white one its the normal price . waned to mention this
Thank you so much for sharing, i appreciate it! 👍🙂
I'm from Nepal ❤❤❤
Justin so did you try Šakotis, Vytautas best sparkling water in the world or Kastinis with boiled potatos?
Thanks for the advice, i will try it next time!! 👍😃
great video . which hotel did you stay justin?
Thank you mate! Here it is:
www.booking.com/Share-A4QAiM
samane - moonshine not vodka.degtine is vodka po ruski.
meh, mostly same, just usually higher in degrees. I mean it's not the same, though it's mostly about ethanol and getting drunk, it doesn't really have any nice taste to it. Is not a rum to have a lot of different flavours or something, most people call any alcohol vodka which doesn't have specific flavour. Even bacardi rum often gets called vodka, cuz it barely has any distinctive taste. Similar with italian grappa, which usually is 40% or higher degree, but essentially is semi vodka, as apart ethanol you hardly can feel a difference. No surprise rum market is sky rocketing, tons of different options, though it's still not in super markets in Lithuania yet, gotta check special shops.
You picked organic bananas. I've never bought anything above 1,3€/kg which rounds up to about 2€ per cluster
You need to come to Texas Dallas
you're a cool guy, I'm a bit jealous specialy all those traveles and eating a delicious local food... :)
Thank you so much, i appreciate the nice comment! 👍🙂
Thank you. Perhaps you could edit the bus rides.
and good food
Agreed, the food was great… thanks for watching my friend! 👍👌
Lithuania is on high inflation, salary is less than expense. I live here and i feel disappointed.
Cheaper restaurants but groceries a lot more than I would pay in the States.