Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 70.4% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
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Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$5.74
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$5.77
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$3.63
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$7.38
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$31.88
€29.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$27,266.35
€25,582.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$7.36
€6.90
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$15.10
€14.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$817.79
€767.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$555.68
€521.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$166.64
€156.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$475.95
€446.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$8,833.69
€8,288.21
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$4.51
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$3.08
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$33.73
€31.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$79.56
€74.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$37.08
€34.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$86.90
€81.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$107.10
€100.49
|
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