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Lithuania
Lithuania's tax on pay is 38.72 %, the 2nd highest of 37. And its corporate tax is 7.00 %, ranked 5th of 96.
Of 28 fields published for Lithuania, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
58 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$4,241 PPP/mo
The average employee in Lithuania earns about $4,241 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$58,112 PPP
Money's value
43.50 %
100 saved in Lithuania in 2000 buys what 44 buys today — 57 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
38.72 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Lithuania, about $39 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$4,241 PPP/mo
The average employee in Lithuania earns about $4,241 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$35,613 PPP
The average job in Lithuania pays about $35,613 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
4.16 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 4.16 % works out to roughly €1,610 a month.
House price growth
8.37 %
Real house prices in Lithuania rose 8.4 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
291.0
House prices in Lithuania are about 191 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
3.79 %
At 3.8 % a year, prices double in about 19 years if it holds.
Top income tax
32.00 %
ranked 7th of 37
Where Lithuania sits, field by field
Each dot is Lithuania’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Tax on pay38.72 %36 of 37
- Corporate tax7.00 %5 of 96
- Real policy rate-1.29 %50 of 53
- House price growth8.37 %49 of 54
- House price growth since 2015291.025 of 29
- Top income tax32.00 %7 of 37
- Mortgage rates4.16 %20 of 25
- Average monthly salary$4,241 PPP/mo22 of 93
- Public holidays14 days26 of 104
- Take-home pay$35,613 PPP28 of 37
- Median salary$3,527 PPP/mo23 of 79
- Government debt39.50 %36 of 125
- GDP per capita$32,95937 of 127
- Price level58 % of US prices86 of 125
- Median income$25,094 PPP29 of 42
- Minimum wage in euros€1,153/mo9 of 26
- Retirement age (men)64.7 years17 of 49
- Unemployment rate6.73 %83 of 124
- Debt per person$13,01981 of 124
- Petrol€1.95/l16 of 27
- Money's value43.50 %51 of 116
- Currency-3.25 %40 of 71
- Tax wedge39.79 %20 of 36
- Retirement age (women)64.3 years27 of 49
- Electricity price€0.223/kWh16 of 33
- Inflation rate3.79 %60 of 126
- Average annual salary$58,112 PPP20 of 37
- GDP growth2.92 %63 of 127
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Latvia
avg gap 11.9 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: minimum wage — €1,153/mo (Lithuania) vs €780/mo
Croatia
avg gap 13.4 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: mortgage rate — 4.16 % (Lithuania) vs 2.91 %
Estonia
avg gap 14.5 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: tax on pay — 38.72 % (Lithuania) vs 23.25 %
Slovakia
avg gap 16.1 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: tax on pay — 38.72 % (Lithuania) vs 24.27 %
| Public holidays | 14 days | ranked 26th of 104 | |
| Take-home pay | $35,613 PPP | ranked 28th of 37 | |
| Median salary | $3,527 PPP/mo | ranked 23rd of 79 | |
| Government debt | 39.50 % | ranked 36th of 125 | |
| GDP per capita | $32,959 | ranked 37th of 127 | |
| Price level | 58 % of US prices | ranked 86th of 125 | |
| Median income | $25,094 PPP | ranked 29th of 42 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €1,153/mo | ranked 9th of 26 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 64.7 years | ranked 17th of 49 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6.73 % | ranked 83rd of 124 | |
| Debt per person | $13,019 | ranked 81st of 124 | |
| Petrol | €1.95/l | ranked 16th of 27 | |
| Money's value | 43.50 % | ranked 51st of 116 | |
| Currency | -3.25 % | ranked 40th of 71 | |
| Tax wedge | 39.79 % | ranked 20th of 36 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 64.3 years | ranked 27th of 49 | |
| Electricity price | €0.223/kWh | ranked 16th of 33 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.79 % | ranked 60th of 126 | |
| Average annual salary | $58,112 PPP | ranked 20th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 2.92 % | ranked 63rd of 127 |
✓ 28 fields published for Lithuania, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Lithuania: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q2
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q2
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-08
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-10-19
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-23
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2026-S1
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
What changed
| 24 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.06 → -3.25 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.28 → -3.06 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.28 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.925 → 1.951 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.9 → -3.76 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.77 → -3.9 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.77 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.72 → -3.76 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.8 → -3.72 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.12 → -3.8 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.44 → -3.12 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.938 → 1.925 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.16 → -3.44 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.14 → -3.16 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 13118 → 13019 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 39.8 → 39.5 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Household electricity price | 0.2075 → 0.2233 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.13 → -3.14 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.47 → -3.13 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.68 → -3.47 |