Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.14
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
€5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.31
€3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.41
€28.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.77
€8.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$831.85
€764.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$597.45
€549.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$530.03
€487.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$35.23
€32.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.66
€7.97
|
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pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.72
€102.73
|
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