Berlin vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1925
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	3.78M	581K

The cost of living in Berlin is 58% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1275th and 4193rd ($2302 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 35th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Vilnius

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	Berlin	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$10967

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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