Cost of living comparison
France is 29.9% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in France instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.98
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.07
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.72
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.14
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.14
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€771.75
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€554.28
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€491.73
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.68
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€103.65
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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