Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 16.6% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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