Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 92.0% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$19.77
A$30.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$9.89
A$15.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.76
A$4.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$2.32
A$3.58
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$2.59
A$4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$5.39
A$8.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$6.59
A$10.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$4.63
A$7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$4.12
A$6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.62
A$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.34
A$2.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.57
A$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$2.46
A$3.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.25
A$1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.11
A$1.72
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$5.07
A$7.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$118.63
A$183.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$29,276.08
A$45,312.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$17.66
A$27.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$65.39
A$101.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$1,783.31
A$2,760.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$1,413.05
A$2,187.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$183.02
A$283.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$1,847.17
A$2,858.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$14,503.36
A$22,447.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$7.25
A$11.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$3.68
A$5.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$26.36
A$40.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$65.69
A$101.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$14.33
A$22.19
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$86.77
A$134.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$72.18
A$111.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$119.51
A$184.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$154.17
A$238.62
|
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