Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 9.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$2.38
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$5.74
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$7.38
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
$31.88
€29.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$27,266.35
€25,296.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$7.36
€6.82
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$15.10
€14.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$817.79
€758.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$555.68
€515.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$166.64
€154.60
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$475.95
€441.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$8,833.69
€8,195.46
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$4.51
€4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$33.73
€31.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$79.56
€73.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$37.08
€34.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$86.90
€80.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$107.10
€99.36
|
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