Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Praia, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$1.75
€1.61
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$5.74
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$3.63
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$0.67
€0.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$7.38
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$31.88
€29.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$27,266.35
€25,110.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$7.36
€6.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$15.10
€13.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$817.79
€753.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$555.68
€511.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$166.64
€153.47
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$475.95
€438.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$8,833.69
€8,135.39
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$4.51
€4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$33.73
€31.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$79.56
€73.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$37.08
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$107.10
€98.63
|
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