However, so far only in terms of the cost of a grocery basket, according to a Euronews Business study based on the Numbeo database. It turned out that Estonia even exceeds the EU average and is ahead of its neighbors, Latvia and Lithuania. However, according to Eurostat, the average salary in the EU is about 2.5 thousand euros take-home. Estonia boasts 1,850 euros, Lithuania 1,470, and Latvia 1,400 euros. This means that Baltic residents pay for food like the European average, but receive about 30-40% less. Baltnews