Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Lithuania

Vilnius vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 7.6% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Vilnius

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Vilnius are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Vilnius. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Vilnius.

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Vilnius vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vilnius instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$13.44 €11.99	+185.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.96 €8.00	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.27 €2.03	+147.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.24 €2.00	+243.2%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.65 €1.47	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.21 €4.65	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.65 €5.05	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.28 €2.93	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.84 €3.42	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.86 €0.77	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.66 €0.59	-56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.78 €0.70	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.56 €1.39	-22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.43 €0.38	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.37 €0.33	-64.9%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Taipei	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.33 €6.54	+85.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$42.55 €37.98	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$12.93 €11.54	+44.6%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Taipei	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$20.45 €18.26	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$815.94 €728.33	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$619.59 €553.05	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$170.67 €152.34	+157.5%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$646.49 €577.07	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$11,322.02 €10,106.24	-32.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.60 €5.00	+98.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.69 €3.29	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.27 €5.60	+59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$41.50 €37.05	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.08 €9.00	+3.6%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Taipei	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$94.67 €84.50	+49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$41.68 €37.20	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$92.02 €82.14	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$128.77 €114.94	+22.5%
Average			+20.0%

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