Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 7.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Abu Dhabi
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Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.82
€1.75
|
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pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.36
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.17
€4.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.65
€0.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.39
€0.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$31.08
€29.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$795.81
€763.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$594.19
€569.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$556.87
€533.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.37
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$40.23
€38.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$120.57
€115.60
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