Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 34.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 73.1% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$3.63
€3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$7.38
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$31.88
€29.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$7.36
€6.87
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$817.79
€763.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$555.68
€519.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$475.95
€444.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$33.73
€31.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$107.10
€100.04
|
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