Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 4.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.74
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.77
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.63
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$7.38
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$31.88
€29.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$7.36
€6.90
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$817.79
€766.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$555.68
€521.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$475.95
€446.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$4.51
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.08
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$33.73
€31.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$107.10
€100.44
|
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