Berlin vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1987
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	3.78M	581K

The cost of living in Berlin is 65% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1150th and 4201st ($2371 vs $1434) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 45th and 502nd 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	$16.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$12428

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540