Bucharest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$449
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
581K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 26% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4167th ($961 vs $1303) 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 1.1 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 703rd and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$8246

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218