Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 16.2% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$6.23
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$4.80
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$6.59
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$40.68
€37.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$11.73
€10.89
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$757.80
€703.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$621.47
€577.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$497.50
€462.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.18
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$44.99
€41.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$124.37
€115.50
|
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