Budapest vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$750
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1925
😷 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 0.6% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4193rd ($1469 vs $1461) 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 680th and 543rd 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
$12.2
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569