Bucharest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$496
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.72M
581K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 23% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5404th and 4248th ($1036 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Lithuania, respectively. Check Romania vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 642nd and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$8624

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406