Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 18.6% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.23
¥192
|
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pay 47.3% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.87
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,220.37
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.59
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.14
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€147.94
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.17
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,434.54
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.38
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
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pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€74.97
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.98
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.77
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.69
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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