Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 78.8% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.88
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.07
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.95
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.40
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 96.3% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.40
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.39
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
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pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.73
|
$100.46
€92.38
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