Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dallas vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary
Dallas is 62.4% more expensive than Vilnius.
Dallas vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dallas instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.44
€11.99
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
€8.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.03
|
$3.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€2.00
|
$2.37
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of restaurants
pay 71.0% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
€1.47
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.65
|
$6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
€5.05
|
$3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.93
|
$4.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
€3.42
|
$5.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$2.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$2.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.39
|
$1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.38
|
$1.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$1.43
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of groceries
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.54
|
$3.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.55
€37.98
|
$126.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,308.11
€24,375.71
|
$36,232.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.93
€11.54
|
$17.00
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of transportation
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.45
€18.26
|
$65.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.94
€728.33
|
$1,782.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$619.59
€553.05
|
$1,400.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
€152.34
|
$148.61
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$646.49
€577.07
|
$2,084.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,322.02
€10,106.24
|
$24,380.00
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of childcare
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
€5.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
€3.29
|
$6.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
€5.60
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.50
€37.05
|
$59.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
€9.00
|
$15.00
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.67
€84.50
|
$65.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
€37.20
|
$48.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.02
€82.14
|
$122.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.77
€114.94
|
$136.90
|
|
Vilnius vs. Dallas - Cost of clothing
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