Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.1 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.82
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.36
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.17
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.65
€0.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.47
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.39
€0.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.08
€29.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$795.81
€763.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$594.19
€570.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$149.42
€143.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$556.87
€534.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.37
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.23
€38.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$82.32
€79.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.70
€96.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$120.57
€115.74
|
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