Cost of living comparison

 Vilnius, Lithuania
compared to
 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 64.5% more expensive than Vilnius.

Restaurants
pay 17.8% more in Wellington
Groceries
pay 74.2% more in Wellington
Transportation
pay 94.7% more in Wellington
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 52.7% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.6% more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 17.8% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Vilnius. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Vilnius, you would:

pay 17.8% more for restaurants

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.86
€11.33
$14.93
NZ$25.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.56
$8.96
NZ$15.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
€1.71
$2.57
NZ$4.32

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
€1.34
$1.96
NZ$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.36
€5.61
$4.15
NZ$6.96
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
€4.56
$6.98
NZ$11.71

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
€5.39
$6.42
NZ$10.76
Monthly public transit pass $31.08
€27.39
$127.57
NZ$213.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,251.45
€29,302.51
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.16
€15.12
$54.27
NZ$91.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $795.81
€701.30
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $594.19
€523.62
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10

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pay 52.7% more for childcare

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $556.87
€490.74
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,496.16
€7,487.15
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75

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pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.25
$7.17
NZ$12.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.37
€2.97
$3.41
NZ$5.72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€4.72
$24.46
NZ$41.01

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

 
Vilnius
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.32
€72.54
$75.78
NZ$127.08
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.02
€31.75
$55.09
NZ$92.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.70
€88.74
$119.44
NZ$200.31

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