Amsterdam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	921K	581K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 121% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 331st and 4316th ($2791 vs $1261) 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 29th and 529th 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8531

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302