Budapest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$810
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1987
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
1.69M
581K

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3675th and 4201st ($1580 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Lithuania, respectively. Check Hungary vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 646th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vilnius

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Budapest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$12428

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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