Charlotte vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	59
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	875K	581K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 72% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 946th and 4201st ($2470 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 246th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Charlotte	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$12428

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

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