Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 66.3% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Apia, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.74
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.77
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$3.63
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$7.38
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.88
€29.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$7.36
€6.90
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$817.79
€766.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$555.68
€521.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$475.95
€446.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$4.51
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.08
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$33.73
€31.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Apia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$107.10
€100.44
|
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