Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.13
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.61
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.28
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.31
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.35
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.79
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.36
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,110.95
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.77
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€13.91
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€753.14
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€511.76
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€153.47
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€438.32
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,135.39
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.15
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.84
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.07
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.27
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.15
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€98.63
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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