Amsterdam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	61
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	921K	581K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 120% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 143rd and 4221st ($3118 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Lithuania, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 31st and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Vilnius

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	Amsterdam	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$9582

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522