Cost of living comparison
Rome is 17.0% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Rome instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
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pay 32.1% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
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pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.88
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.07
|
$17.87
€16.43
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.95
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.40
|
$721.77
€663.73
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.40
|
$516.83
€475.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.39
|
$62.20
€57.20
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.73
|
$103.39
€95.08
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