Bucharest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$535
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1925
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
59
😀 Quality of life
84
84
🏙️ Population
1.72M
581K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4935th and 4193rd ($1138 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Lithuania, respectively. Check Romania vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 508th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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