Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.99
€10.27
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.64
€7.14
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.38
€2.22
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.75
€1.64
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.53
€1.43
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.74
€5.36
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.77
€5.39
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.51
€2.35
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.63
€3.39
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
€0.62
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
€0.71
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.81
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
€1.25
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
€0.36
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
€0.31
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.38
€6.89
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.88
€29.78
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.36
€6.87
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.10
€14.11
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$817.79
€763.90
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$555.68
€519.07
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$166.64
€155.66
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$475.95
€444.58
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.51
€4.21
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.08
€2.88
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
€4.67
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.73
€31.51
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.80
€8.22
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
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Vilnius
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$79.56
€74.32
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.08
€34.64
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.90
€81.18
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.10
€100.04
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