Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Lithuania

Vilnius vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 8.8% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Vilnius

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Vilnius are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Vilnius. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vilnius.

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Vilnius vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vilnius instead of Male, you would:

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pay 76.7% more for restaurants

	Male	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$13.44 €12.00	+123.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$8.96 €8.00	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.27 €2.03	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.24 €2.00	+653.8%
Average			+76.7%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Male	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.65 €1.47	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$5.21 €4.65	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.65 €5.05	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.28 €2.93	+70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$3.84 €3.42	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.86 €0.77	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.66 €0.59	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$0.78 €0.70	-57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.56 €1.39	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.43 €0.38	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.37 €0.33	-57.5%
Average			-25.3%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Male	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$7.33 €6.54	+92.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$42.55 €37.99	+38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$27,308.11 €24,383.33	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$12.93 €11.55	-26.2%
Average			+25.6%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Male	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$20.45 €18.26	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$815.94 €728.55	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$619.59 €553.23	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$170.67 €152.39	+87.6%
Average			-7.6%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Male	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$646.49 €577.25	+249.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$11,322.02 €10,109.40	+276.8%
Average			+262.9%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$5.60 €5.00	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$3.69 €3.29	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$6.27 €5.60	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$41.50 €37.06	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.08 €9.00	+3.5%
Average			-16.1%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	Male	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$94.67 €84.53	+139.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$41.68 €37.22	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$92.02 €82.17	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$128.77 €114.98	+145.2%
Average			+51.1%

Male vs. Vilnius - Cost of clothing

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