Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 71.1% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$5.74
€5.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$5.77
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$7.38
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$31.88
€29.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$7.36
€6.83
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$817.79
€759.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$555.68
€516.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$475.95
€441.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$4.51
€4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$33.73
€31.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$107.10
€99.46
|
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