Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)

Overview

Ranked among the TOP 800 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings) and following in the tradition of its 92-year-old progenitor University of Lithuania, Vytautas Magnus University is the only higher education institution in the country and one of the few in the region where a wide liberal arts education is imparted.

That means the students can change and organize their schedule freely, minor in one field and major in another, travel abroad on international exchange and get ready for those trips by taking some of the available 30 foreign language courses which never interfere with the specialty subjects.

Expenses

Restaurants

Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant - 5.00 EUR;

Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course - 25.00 EUR;

McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) - 4.50 EUR;

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) - 2.00 EUR;

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) - 2.00 EUR;

Cappuccino (regular) - 1.69 EUR;

Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) - 0.97 EUR;

Water (0.33 liter bottle) - 0.68 EUR;

Markets

Milk (regular), (1 liter) - 0.85 EUR;

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) - 0.86 EUR;

Rice (white), (1kg) - 1.25 EUR;

Eggs (12) - 1.49 EUR;

Local Cheese (1kg) - 6.67 EUR;

Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) - 4.52 EUR;

Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) - 8.19 EUR;

Apples (1kg) - 0.94 EUR;

Banana (1kg) - 1.32 EUR;

Oranges (1kg) - 1.28 EUR;

Tomato (1kg) - 1.27 EUR;

Potato (1kg) - 0.38 EUR;

Onion (1kg) - 0.60 EUR;

Lettuce (1 head) - 0.90 EUR;

Water (1.5 liter bottle) - 0.62 EUR;

Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) - 5.79 EUR;

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) - 0.82 EUR;

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) - 0.98 EUR;

Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) - 3.00 EUR;

Transportation

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) - 0.87 EUR;

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) - 28.96 EUR;

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) - 0.70 EUR;

Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) - 0.65 EUR;

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) - 8.69 EUR;

Gasoline (1 liter) - 1.13 EUR;

Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) - 17,356.51 EUR;

Utilities (Monthly)

Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment - 155.91 EUR;

1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) - 0.08 EUR;

Internet (10 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) - 8.58 EUR;

Sports And Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult - 41.07 EUR;

Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) - 16.85 EUR;

Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat - 6.00 EUR;

All prices have approximate costs

Accommodation

The VDU university offers the students of 2 hostels where they can live during training. This hostel of "Taika" and "Baltija".

The hostel of "Taika" is located in 7 km from the downtown, and "Baltija" settles down in the center, near university. Accommodation conditions in these hostels the identical.

Students live in double or triple rooms which make one block. In each block there is a bathroom and a toilet. Rooms are equipped with beds, a desktop, the refrigerator, a wardrobe and chairs, also in rooms there is a free Internet. Free Wi-Fi is available in reading rooms.

On each floor there is a kitchen where students can cook to themselves food. Kitchens are completely equipped, kitchen ware (frying pans, pans, plates, etc.) students bring or buy. In the cellar of the hostel there are a laundry, the dryer, the mini sports hall.
Cost

Accommodation cost within 1 day makes about 2 euros ("Taika") and 3 euros ("Baltija"). Monthly payment is calculated by addition of the lived days, i.e. there are about 60-90 euros