Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 13.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Rome, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.63
€3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$7.38
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$31.88
€29.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$7.36
€6.87
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$817.79
€763.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$555.68
€519.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$475.95
€444.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$33.73
€31.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Rome
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$107.10
€100.04
|
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