Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.4% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
$1.82
€1.75
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
$6.36
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
$5.17
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
$0.65
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
$1.47
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
$0.39
€0.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
$31.08
€29.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
$795.81
€763.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
$594.19
€570.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
$149.42
€143.42
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
$556.87
€534.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
$3.37
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
$40.23
€38.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
$82.32
€79.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
$100.70
€96.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
$120.57
€115.74
|
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