Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 3.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$3.63
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
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pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$7.38
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$31.88
€29.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$27,266.35
€25,490.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$7.36
€6.88
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$15.10
€14.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$817.79
€764.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$555.68
€519.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$166.64
€155.79
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$475.95
€444.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$8,833.69
€8,258.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$33.73
€31.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$79.56
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$37.08
€34.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$86.90
€81.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$107.10
€100.13
|
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