Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 7.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Vilnius
- Groceries
-
pay 1.7% more in Vilnius
- Transportation
-
pay 40.0% more in Vilnius
- Housing
-
pay 34.9% less in Vilnius
- Childcare
-
pay 25.3% less in Vilnius
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.2% less in Vilnius
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Vilnius
The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Vilnius are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Vilnius. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Vilnius.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.82
€1.61
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.36
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.17
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.57
€2.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.03
€2.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.69
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.47
€1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.45
€0.39
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.12
€5.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$31.08
€27.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,380.87
|
$33,251.45
€29,302.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$11.36
€10.01
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$17.16
€15.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.97
|
$795.81
€701.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.52
|
$594.19
€523.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.14
|
$149.42
€131.67
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.68
|
$556.87
€490.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.35
|
$8,496.16
€7,487.15
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$4.82
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.37
€2.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$40.23
€35.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$82.32
€72.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$36.02
€31.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$100.70
€88.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$120.57
€106.25
|
|
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