Bucharest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$562
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1987
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4877th and 4201st ($1148 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vilnius. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 482nd and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Vilnius

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Bucharest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.44
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$12428

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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