Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

compared to

United Arab Emirates

Dubai vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 41.9% more expensive than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Dubai
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Dubai
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Dubai
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Dubai
Childcare: pay 45.1% more in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Dubai
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Dubai

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

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Dubai vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$12.80 AED46.99	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$9.53 AED35.00	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 €2.02	$1.67 AED6.12	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$0.79 AED2.89	-64.8%
Average			-12.7%

Vilnius vs. Dubai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Dubai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$1.54 AED5.66	-6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 €4.63	$6.21 AED22.81	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 €5.03	$6.92 AED25.40	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$3.34 AED12.26	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 €3.41	$4.36 AED16.00	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.19 AED4.39	+38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.88 AED3.23	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.85 AED3.12	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.39	$0.64 AED2.34	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.51 AED1.89	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$0.45 AED1.67	+24.1%
Average			+6.2%

Vilnius vs. Dubai - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Vilnius	Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 €6.52	$3.66 AED13.44	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.55 €37.87	$74.87 AED274.97	+76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$27,226.44 AED99,989.11	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.93 €11.51	$8.86 AED32.56	-31.5%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Vilnius	Dubai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.45 €18.20	$92.93 AED341.28	+354.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.94 €726.22	$2,407.39 AED8,841.14	+195.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$619.59 €551.45	$1,513.73 AED5,559.16	+144.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.67 €151.90	$187.87 AED689.96	+10.1%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 45.1% more for childcare

	Vilnius	Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$646.49 €575.40	$859.15 AED3,155.21	+32.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	$17,941.05 AED65,888.51	+58.5%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$13.61 AED49.99	+143.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 €3.28	$5.96 AED21.89	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$5.99 AED22.00	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.50 €36.94	$99.96 AED367.10	+140.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$16.34 AED59.99	+62.1%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Vilnius	Dubai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.67 €84.26	$67.92 AED249.45	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.68 €37.10	$56.98 AED209.24	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.02 €81.90	$102.70 AED377.18	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.77 €114.61	$99.57 AED365.67	-22.7%
Average			-4.1%

Vilnius vs. Dubai - Cost of clothing

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