Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 38.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Castries, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
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Castries
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Vilnius
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.14
€1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
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pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.41
€5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.31
€3.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
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pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.41
€28.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.77
€8.07
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$831.85
€764.95
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$597.45
€549.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$530.03
€487.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.26
€4.84
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$35.23
€32.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
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pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$111.72
€102.73
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