Budapest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$553
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1176
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1615
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
581K

The cost of living in Budapest is 12% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4777th and 4316th ($1109 vs $1261) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 618th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$8531

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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