Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 68.7% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.32
|
$18.40
kr2,586
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.53
kr356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$2.03
kr285
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$3.40
kr478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$7.20
kr1,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$5.90
kr828
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$5.64
kr793
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$8.08
kr1,136
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.57
kr220
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.93
kr131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.23
kr173
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$2.22
kr311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.24
kr175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$8.90
kr1,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.92
|
$65.56
kr9,212
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,582.65
|
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$29.44
kr4,137
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.17
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€767.29
|
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.37
|
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.35
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.56
|
$282.44
kr39,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,288.21
|
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$9.47
kr1,331
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$4.53
kr636
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.65
|
$67.30
kr9,458
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$13.66
kr1,919
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.65
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.79
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.54
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.49
|
$182.49
kr25,644
|
|
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