Berlin vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1836
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	581K

The cost of living in Berlin is 57% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1418th and 4221st ($2222 vs $1414) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 35th and 544th 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	$16.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$9582

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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