Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.2% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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