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Argentina

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Lithuania

Vilnius vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 1.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 33.0% more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Vilnius

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Vilnius are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Vilnius.

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Vilnius vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vilnius instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$13.44 €11.96	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$8.96 €7.97	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$2.27 €2.02	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.24 €1.99	+40.7%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$1.65 €1.47	-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$5.21 €4.63	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$5.65 €5.03	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$3.28 €2.92	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$3.84 €3.41	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$0.86 €0.77	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.66 €0.58	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$0.78 €0.70	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.56 €1.39	+69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.43 €0.38	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.37 €0.33	-34.3%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$7.33 €6.52	+38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$42.55 €37.87	+54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$12.93 €11.51	+34.7%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$20.45 €18.20	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$815.94 €726.22	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$619.59 €551.45	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$170.67 €151.90	+5.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 33.0% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$646.49 €575.40	+39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	+27.3%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$5.60 €4.98	+41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$3.69 €3.28	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$6.27 €5.58	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$41.50 €36.94	-17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$10.08 €8.97	-2.9%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$94.67 €84.26	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$41.68 €37.10	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$92.02 €81.90	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$128.77 €114.61	-6.9%
Average			-29.1%

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