Cost of living comparison
Rome is 25.4% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Rome instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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