Berlin vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1615
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	581K

The cost of living in Berlin is 61% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4316th ($2027 vs $1261) 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 21st and 529th 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	$14.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$8531

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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