Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 33.8% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
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