Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 14.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.38
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.74
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
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pay 35.8% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$7.38
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$31.88
€29.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$27,266.35
€25,296.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$7.36
€6.82
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$15.10
€14.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$817.79
€758.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$555.68
€515.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$166.64
€154.60
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$475.95
€441.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$8,833.69
€8,195.46
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.51
€4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$33.73
€31.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$79.56
€73.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$37.08
€34.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$86.90
€80.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$107.10
€99.36
|
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