Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 1.5% cheaper than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 24.8% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Vilnius. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vilnius, you would:

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 €2.02	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-28.9%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 €4.63	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 €5.03	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 €3.41	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.65 ARS986.80	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.39	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.56 ARS848.63	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$0.56 ARS844.64	+52.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 €6.52	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.55 €37.87	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.93 €11.51	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-25.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.45 €18.20	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.94 €726.22	$770.79 ARS1M	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$619.59 €551.45	$509.75 ARS774K	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.67 €151.90	$162.43 ARS247K	-4.8%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$646.49 €575.40	$464.87 ARS706K	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-21.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 €3.28	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.50 €36.94	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+3.0%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Vilnius	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.67 €84.26	$120.49 ARS183K	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.68 €37.10	$95.69 ARS145K	+129.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.02 €81.90	$115.94 ARS176K	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.77 €114.61	$138.37 ARS210K	+7.5%
Average			+41.0%

Vilnius vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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