Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 4.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Italy, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Italy
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Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$5.74
€5.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$5.77
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
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pay 20.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$7.38
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$31.88
€29.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$7.36
€6.83
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$817.79
€759.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$555.68
€516.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$475.95
€441.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$4.51
€4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$33.73
€31.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
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pay 2.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$107.10
€99.46
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