The cost of living in Lithuania including rent is around 41% lower than in the U.S., according to the cost of living database Numbeo. "I think that when you look at it in its entirety, when you ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with a digital marketer Aivaras Vilutis, about being a 28-year-old living in Vilnius, Lithuania. The following has been edited for ...