Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 19.0% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 91.1% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.26
¥198
|
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pay 42.9% more for transportation
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Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.91
¥611
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
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pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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