Living in Lithuania: All Guides

Everything on this site about actually living here, in the order most people need it: first the arrival logistics, then the practical daily-life setup, then the things that turn a posting into a home.

New here?

Start with the moving guide — it sequences everything else on this page: visa, permit, asmens kodas, bank, housing.

Arriving & Settling

🧭Moving to LithuaniaStart hereThe complete starting guide — the right order to do everything in.→📍Lithuanian CitiesLiveVilnius, Kaunas or Klaipėda — how the three actually differ.→🆔Asmens KodasLiveThe personal code that unlocks everything else.→🏠Renting an ApartmentLiveFinding a place, signing a lease, and the deposit rules.→

Daily Life

🛒Cost of LivingLiveWhat rent, groceries and heating actually cost, city by city.→🏥HealthcareLiveHow the system works and how you get covered.→📱SIM CardsLiveOperators compared — connected on day one.→💰TaxesLiveGPM, VAT, Sodra and the annual return, with calculators.→

Going Deeper

🎭Culture & HistoryLiveThe context that makes the country make sense.→📚Books About LithuaniaLiveThe reading list, from history to fiction.→🎬Films & DocumentariesLiveLithuania on screen.→🗣️The Lithuanian LanguageLiveWhat you need, what can wait, and how people really speak.→

Ready to make the move?

The moving guide sequences every step on this page.

Read the moving guide →