Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 31.4% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$6.17
€5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$31.41
€29.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$8.77
€8.14
|
|
pay 67.7% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$831.85
€771.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$597.45
€554.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$530.03
€491.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$35.23
€32.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$111.72
€103.65
|
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