Bucharest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$474	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	1.72M	581K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5565th and 4316th ($988 vs $1261) 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 645th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bucharest	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$8531

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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