Austin vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	59
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	962K	581K

The cost of living in Austin is 67% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 985th and 4193rd ($2444 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 217th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Vilnius

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	Austin	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$10967

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569